Baku, Azerbaijan, Nov. 24
By Dalga Khatinoglu - Trend:
After seven days of nuclear talks in bilateral, trilateral frame, Iran and P5+1 started nuclear talks together in Vienna.
The Foreign Ministers of Iran and P5+1 (the five permanent members of the UN Security Council comprising of China, France, Russia, Britain, the US Plus Germany) started the nuclear talks together on Nov.24 on the last day of scheduled deadline for interim nuclear deal.
Iran and P5+1 (the five permanent members of the UN Security Council comprising of China, France, Russia, Britain, the US Plus Germany) sealed an interim deal in Geneva on November 24, 2013 to pave the way for the full resolution of the West's decade-old dispute with Iran over the country's nuclear energy program.
The Geneva deal took effect on January 20 and expired on July 20. However the two sides agreed to extend their talks for four months till Nov. 24 to reach a permanent deal on Iran's disputed nuclear program.
In exchange for Iran agreeing to limit certain aspects of its nuclear activities, the US and its allies agreed to lift some of the existing sanctions against Tehran.
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