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Thursday 18 June 2015 - 14:37
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Iran nuclear talks resume in Vienna

TEHRAN (Tasnim) Experts and diplomats from Iran and six world powers reconvened in Austria's capital of Vienna on Thursday to continue drafting the text of a final deal on Tehran's nuclear energy program, with US Under Secretary of State Wendy Sherman expected to join the talks later in the day.

Top Iranian negotiators and deputies to foreign minister, Abbas Araqchi and Majid Takht Ravanchi, started a meeting with European Union Deputy Foreign Policy Chief Helga Schmidt in Vienna at 10 a.m. local time.

They had also met for six hours on Wednesday. The EU coordinates diplomacy with Iran on behalf of the Group 5+1 (Russia, China, France, US, Britain, and Germany).
In the meantime, expert meetings are also underway in Vienna.

This fresh round of diplomatic negotiations to draft the text of a long-awaited agreement will continue steadily until the self-imposed deadline of June 30.
US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Wendy Sherman is scheduled to join the talks on Thursday evening.

Iran and the six powers are negotiating to hammer out a lasting accord that would end more than a decade of impasse over Tehran's civilian nuclear program.
On April 2, the two sides reached a framework nuclear agreement in Lausanne, Switzerland, with both sides committed to push for a final deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), until the end of June.

Speaking to reporters before leaving Tehran on Tuesday, Araqchi said the Iranian team will stay in Vienna until end of June to tie up some loose ends and "reduce the number of parentheses in the text" of the comprehensive accord.

Although June 30 has been set as a deadline for striking the deal, the negotiations might continue for some more days beyond that date, he said, adding, "What matters to us is a favorable deal which ensures the Iranian nation's rights and meets our demands."

He noted that the more sensitive difference and key issues will be left for the final days, when ministers join the talks for making decisions at a higher level.

By Tasnim News Agency
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