Baku, Azerbaijan, June 5
By Dalga Khatinoglu - Trend:
As self-imposed deadline is looming in the nuclear talks between Iran and P5+1, a U.S. top diplomat says the negotiation has interred in a "ultra sensitive" phase.
"The month of June has started and we have entered the ultra sensitive phase of nuclear talks," U.S. State Department's Persian Language Spokesperson Alan Eyre told Trend June 5.
Iran and P5+1, including the U.S., UK, France, Russia, China plus Germany reached a framework agreement in early April. The sides attempt to reach a comprehensive nuclear deal by June 30.
Eyre who is a member of the U.S. delegation in the nuclear talks with Iran said the US Under Secretary of State Wendy Sherman accompanied by some of the negotiating team's members have traveled to Vienna in order to complete the preparation of the final agreement and its related appendices before the due date, i.e. the end of June.
Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif recently said Iran would never allow foreigners to inspect the countries military sites or interview Iranian nuclear scientists. International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) demands Iran give allowance to inspect Parchin military base, where the UN body suspects that Iran has conducted nuclear-related tests. IAEA also demands interviews with 23 Iranian scientists and officials, including the Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani.
Commenting on Iran's rejections, Eyre said that "the U.S. believes that the talks should be carried out just inside the room, and not to be revealed by the media, but, in general, it can be said that the principle of verification will be vital in the final agreement and it is hope that a mechanism would be found which would be accepted by all parties".
Responding a question about remaining disputed issues, the U.S. diplomat said, "I do not comment on details of important issues which have yet to be decided. But, it is clear to all that resolving the remaining issues, such as the timetable for lifting of the sanction, transparency and access toward verification are necessary for reaching the final agreement".
Iran and P5+1 are hopeful to reach the final agreement, but it is not clear whether the remained disagreements be resolved in a month or not.
Answering a question about the recognizing the possibility of extending the talks, Eyre said, "not at all. We are not thinking about extending the deadline to reach agreement with Iran. We are focusing on June 30th as the deadline. If we work seriously and with goodwill, we will be able to reach the agreement by the mentioned date".
Edited by CN