State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki[/caption]US Department of State spokesperson Jen Psaki said the P5+1 group and Iran will continue to nuclear talks later in December and currently discussing the date and location.
WASHINGTON, December 2 (Sputnik) Tehranand theP5+1 groupofinternational negotiators plan todiscussIrans nuclear programlater inDecember, US Department ofState spokesperson Jen Psaki stated duringthe press briefing onMonday.
As Secretary [John Kerry] and others mentioned intheir remarks beforewe left Vienna, and others left Vienna, the plan was forthe teams tomeet again inDecember, Psaki said.
Psaki noted that so far there are no details ona new meeting.
That [date] has not been set yet, butwe are working certainly toset that date and location, she said. We certainly remain intouch withour P5+1 partners inthe meantime.
The latest roundof talks onthe Iranian nuclear issue betweenTehran and the P5+1 group that includes Russia, the United States, the United Kingdom, France, China and Germany, finished inVienna onNovember 24. The participants agreed toextend the deadline forreaching the deal untilJuly 1, 2015 witha very specific goal offinishing the political agreement withinfour months and toresume negotiations inthe next few weeks.
The group hopes tostrike a comprehensive long-term nuclear deal withTehran, guaranteeing the peaceful nature ofthe Iranian nuclear program. An interim agreement was reached duringP5+1 talks inGeneva inNovember 2013.
The West has accused Iran ofdeveloping nuclear weapons underthe guise ofcivilian activities, though this has been repeatedly denied byofficials inTehran, who claim the countrys nuclear development is peaceful innature and aimed atsatisfying Irans energy needs.
US toAct if Russia-Iran Economic Cooperation 'Sanctionable'
Moscow-Tehran economic collaboration can lead tosanctions, Jen Psaki said.
We are aware ofthe talks betweenRussia and Iran, involving various areas ofplanned future economic cooperation, Psaki stated. If there are deals that are sanctionable, we will act.
She noted that they dont have specific details now, and so cannot determine sanctionability inthe abstract.
Well continue tomonitor developments and these discussions aboutfuture activities, Psaki concluded.
Psaki also noted that Iran still remains closed forany business, when asked aboutWashingtons position onthe interest ofsome countries toreturn toIrans car market.
Iran is not yet open forbusiness. I think thats obviously still the case, she said.
Russia and Iran have a long history ofeconomic, geographic, and political interaction.
During a meeting held inSeptember, Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani agreed tofurther expand cooperation betweenthe countries, including technological and commercial enterprises.
Earlier inNovember, Iranian ambassador toRussia Mehdi Sanaei confirmed that Tehran aims todeepen relations withMoscow.
Tehran has been a target ofsanctions, imposed bythe UN Security Council, aswell asthe European Union, the United States, and several other countries overthe allegations that Iran was trying toproduce nuclear weapons. The Iranian government has denied the allegations and said that its nuclear program was peaceful and developed tomeet the countrys growing energy needs.
Last year, Iran and the P5+1 group that includes Russia, the United States, the United Kingdom, France, China and Germany agreed tostrike a long-term deal that would guarantee the peaceful nature ofthe Iranian nuclear program.
On November 24, which was planned asa deadline forreaching a deal, the participants agreed onextension untilJuly 1, 2015 witha very specific goal offinishing the political agreement withinfour months.
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