02.04. Lausanne (PAP / Reuters, AFP, Kyodo, EFE) – World powers leading talks with Iran Switzerland ws. Manifesting controversial nuclear program of the country have decided to extend the negotiations for another day, to Thursday. In the opinion of France, talks were in the final, most difficult stage.
Representatives of the six powers – the US, Britain, France, Germany, Russia and China – are trying to break the deadlock in the negotiations aimed at depriving Iran’s ability to produce nuclear weapons in exchange for easing the economic burden of sanctions. The original deadline to reach a framework agreement on the matter passed on Tuesday, after which it was extended by one day.
On Wednesday evening, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius judged that the talks were at the final stage, but the findings are still the most difficult issues.
“We are located a few meters from the finish line, but it is these last few meters are always the hardest,” – said Fabius after his return to Lausanne, Switzerland, where talks are underway. Fabius left Lausanne on Wednesday to go to the government meeting in Paris after lengthy but fruitless talks. Then announced that he would return, if necessary.
“I have not reached the” agreement – the minister said, stressing that the six powers want a “robust and verifiable agreement, but still there are some points where progress is needed, especially on the side of Iran.” “The stakes are high, because it comes to fighting the spread of nuclear weapons and Iran’s some kind of reintegration into the international community” – he added.
The US State Department reported that the head of American diplomacy, John Kerry will remain in Lausanne at least until Thursday morning in the hope of a breakthrough in the talks.
According to Kyodo news agency quoted a source close to the negotiations, Iran agreed to reduce to some extent its uranium enrichment program, but insists on further research and development used for that purpose centrifuges.
The agency EFE notes that talks on Wednesday accompanying uncertainty and fueled tensions often contradictory statements of the participants of the negotiations.
The Foreign Minister of Iran Mohammad Zarif admitted that the impasse in the talks came. Meanwhile, his British counterpart Philip Hammond stressed that the success of the negotiations depends solely on the good will of the Iranian people, and Washington reported that the conversation will continue as long as they make sense, but if you do not see on the side of Iran necessary commitment and willingness to compromise.
The pessimistic expectations will become intensified when it turned out that the meeting Zarif and Kerry on Wednesday lasted only 10 minutes.
The preliminary agreement to replace the interim agreement concluded November 24, 2013 a year, which provided for the freezing of certain parts of the Iranian nuclear program in exchange for a partial lifting of sanctions. By June, to be replaced by a final agreement. Such an agreement could be concluded for 12 years ongoing diplomatic conflict between the West and Tehran against its nuclear ambitions and reduce the risk of another war in the Middle East. Iran says that its nuclear projects in the field of civilian targets performs only. (PAP)
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