Baku, Azerbaijan, June 25
By Dalga Khatinoglu - Trend:
Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif will fly to Vienna on June 27 to join the nuclear talks with P5+1 Group Members.
"The 8th round of writing the text of comprehensive nuclear deal has started since June 17 in deputy of ministers level, while the ministerial meeting will start on Saturday,' Fars News Agency reported June 25.
The U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will travel to Vienna on Friday to hold talks with officials on Iran's nuclear energy program in a final push to seal a historic agreement with Tehran, the State Department announced today.
P5+1 Group (United States, Britain, France, China, Russia and Germany) reached a politic agreement with Iran on April 2, while the sides have been attempting to achieve a comprehensive nuclear agreement by self-imposed deadline on June 30.
Iran President Hassan Rouhani underlined June 24 that the country's negotiating team would continue its nuclear talks with the world powers under according to the guidelines of Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei.
"As the Leader said last night our issue is negotiations; we do not want to merely adopt a stance, but we are looking for serious talks and a fair understanding," Rouhani said.
Khamenei on June 23 ruled out freezing sensitive nuclear work in the country for a long time and said sanctions imposed on it should be lifted as soon it reaches a final deal with the P5+1. He said that the period of implementation of nuclear agreement shouldn't be 10-12 years, but much shorter.
Khamenei also said that the economic sanctions should be eliminated and Iran will not allow foreigners to inspect its military bases or interview with officials in nuclear issue.
The International Atomic Energy Agency asked Iran to allow interviews with some Iranian officials and nuclear scientists. The UN body also wants to inspect Parchin military base, where Iran might have conducted nuclear-related tests in the last decade.
Edited by CN