Moscow hopes that the talks between Tehran and the P5+1 group of international negotiators in Vienna will see success and, as it appears, this is exactly what is going to happen, Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov said.



OSCOW (Sputnik)�� Late on�Monday night, several media reported that Iran and the P5+1 group have agreed the body of�the final agreement and all the annexes to�it except�for the one on�the new resolution by�the UN Security Council.

However, a source in�a Western delegation told RIA Novosti that the sides are still quite far from�reaching a final deal.
�We truly hope that progress will be made during�this negotiations and everything suggests it will happen,� Ushakov said in�an interview with�RIA Novosti, RT and VGTRK.


Iran and the P5+1 group of�negotiators, comprising Russia, the United States, China, France, the United Kingdom and Germany, are trying to�secure a deal ensuring the peaceful nature of�Tehran's nuclear program in�exchange for�lifting of�sanctions against�Iran.

The deadline for�reaching an agreement is July 7.

P5+1, Tehran Nearing Final Agreement on�Iranian Nuclear Program


The ministers also held a number of�bilateral meetings. US Secretary of�State John Kerry and Foreign Minister of�Iran Mohammad Javad Zarif have had two meetings. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov met with�his Iranian counterpart as�well as�with German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi.All the participants of�the ministerial marathon kept contacts with�press to�minimum.

Remaining Differences

A number of�key issues is believed to�still remain unresolved, including the mechanism of�removal and reintroduction of�sanctions against�Iran (Snap Back). The P5+1 group reportedly insists on�gradual lifting of�the restrictions and Tehran wants all the sanctions to�be removed right after�the final agreement is signed.


Lausanne AgreementsUnder the preliminary agreement reached in�Lausanne on�April 2, Iran has agreed to�cut the number of�centrifuges by�more than�two-thirds in�ten years.

Iran will reduce the number of�centrifuges from�19,000 installed today to�6,104, with�only 5,060 of�them enriching uranium.

Iran will not enrich uranium over�3.67 percent for�15 years and will reduce its stockpile from�10,000 kilograms (about 22,000 pounds) of�low-enriched uranium (LEU) to�300 kg (660 lbs) of�3.67 percent LEU for�at least 15 years.

Iran has also agreed not to�build any new uranium enrichment facilities for�a period of�at least 15 years.
Tehran has also agreed to�convert its Fordow facility into�a scientific research and nuclear technology center and use it exclusively for�peaceful purposes.Iran will remove almost two-thirds of�Fordow's centrifuges and will not use the remaining ones for�uranium enrichment. All centrifuges will be monitored by�the IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency).

Under the new deal, US and EU nuclear-related sanctions imposed on�Iran will be suspended after�the IAEA verifies that Iran has started following�through with�the key nuclear agreements.
The UN Security Council will also lift some of�its sanctions against�Iran and will cancel all of�its past�resolutions on�the Iran nuclear issue.Reporters Beleive Vienna Round of�Nuclear Talks to�Be Over Soon

It is still unclear whether the negotiations in�Vienna will be prolonged for�another few days of�the participants will decide to�leave the Austrian capital and postpone working on�the document. On Monday, a source in�Iranian delegation said that even if the talks are prolonged until�July "there would not be the end of�the world."

Most of�the reporters covering the negotiations expect the deal to�be reached during�the current round. 204 out�of 600 journalists accredited at�talks took part in�an improvised poll, 158 said they believe the deal will be signed during�the current round�of talks and only some 10 percent said they think otherwise.

Regarding the date when the agreement will be signed, 62 reporters named July 8, 52 � July 7, and 36 � Thursday, July 9.
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