End of Nuclear Talks between Iran, West in Oman: Tough, Direct, Serious
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Talks between Iran, the US, and the European Union [EU] on Tehran's nuclear program ran into an unexpected second day in the Omani capital of Muscat on Monday, as they were described as "tough, direct and serious."
End of Nuclear Talks between Iran, West in Oman: Tough, Direct, Serious
US State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said the United States remains "very focused on making progress and seeing if we can get a deal done before the deadline."
"There's still time to do so," she told reporters in Washington.
With a November 24 deadline looming for a comprehensive agreement, US Secretary of State John Kerry and Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif met Sunday and again on Monday in Oman with the EU negotiator Cathy Ashton.
Iran, the US and the European Union [EU] ended a second
round of talks in Oman to find a solution to the outstanding issues over
Tehran's nuclear energy program ahead of a deadline for a breakthrough
deal.
Iran has described the Oman talks as very important and
decisive, saying that the volume of Tehran's uranium enrichment and the
timetable for the removal of anti-Iran sanctions are top issues on the
agenda.
The talks will now move to a lower level between political directors from Iran and the group called the P5+1 countries-- Britain, China, France, Germany, Russia and the United States.
They will meet in Oman "for a yet to be determined amount of time," Psaki added.
Iran and the P5+1 countries - Russia, China, France, Britain, the US and Germany - clinched an interim nuclear accord last November [2013], which took effect on January 20 and expired six months later. They agreed to extend their talks until November 24 as they remained divided on a number of key issues.
Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team
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