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Negotiations over Iran’s nuclear programme have been extended until the end of June next year, but with the hope that a broad framework agreement will be agreed with three months, Britain’s foreign secretary, Philip Hammond, said on Monday. Negotiations over Iran’s nuclear programme have been extended until the end of June, but with the hope that a framework will be agreed within three months, Britain’s foreign secretary has said.
Speaking after the conclusion of a week of talks in Vienna between six world powers and Iran, Hammond said the two sides had made “significant progress”, but had fallen short of meeting Monday night’s deadline to reach a comprehensive agreement. However, he insisted the negotiations would continue with the same intensity, resuming next month. Speaking after the conclusion of a week of talks in Vienna between six world powers and Iran, Philip Hammond said there had been “significant progress”, but the two sides had fallen short of reaching a comprehensive agreement by the deadline on Monday night.
“I think we’re all clear that we need to take the momentum that has been generated over the last month or so and we need to keep moving with it,” Hammond said. “We can’t afford to stop now.” He said the negotiations would resume with the same intensity next month. “I think we’re all clear that we need to take the momentum that has been generated over the last month or so and we need to keep moving with it. We can’t afford to stop now,” Hammond said.
“All parties agreed we would maintain momentum, that the negotiations will go on. There will be further meetings in December and our clear target is to reach a headline agreement, an agreement on substance in the next three months or so.”“All parties agreed we would maintain momentum, that the negotiations will go on. There will be further meetings in December and our clear target is to reach a headline agreement, an agreement on substance in the next three months or so.”
Arrangements agreed a year ago, to stop an escalation of the nuclear crisis by freezing the Iranian programme and sanctions, will be extended until 30 June. But Hammond stressed that the aim was to secure a broad accord well before then, leaving the remaining time to iron out technical details for a final formal agreement. Arrangements agreed last year to stop an escalation of the nuclear crisis by freezing the Iranian programme and imposing sanctions will be extended until 30 June. But Hammond stressed that the aim was to secure a broad accord well before then, leaving the remaining time to iron out technical details for a final formal agreement.
“I think we are beginning to understand each other and each other’s positions and the challenges that we all face. Everyone is going to have to show some flexibility to get an agreement,” Hammond said. “I think we are beginning to understand each other and each other’s positions and the challenges that we all face. Everyone is going to have to show some flexibility to get an agreement,” he said.
The talks in Vienna brought together the US secretary of state, John Kerry, Zarif and their counterparts from the UK, France, Germany, Russia and China in an attempt to reach an agreement to on the curtail Iran’s nuclear capabilities in return for the lifting of some of the sanctions against the country. The talks in Vienna included the US secretary of state, John Kerry, the Iranian foreign minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, and their counterparts from the UK, France, Germany, Russia and China in an attempt to reach an agreement to on the curtail Iran’s nuclear capabilities in return for the lifting of some of the sanctions against the country.
The sticking points in Vienna were believed to be the uranium enrichment capacity Iran would be permitted for the duration of a deal, and the sequence of and speed at which sanctions would be lifted.The sticking points in Vienna were believed to be the uranium enrichment capacity Iran would be permitted for the duration of a deal, and the sequence of and speed at which sanctions would be lifted.
All seven foreign ministers assembled in a central Vienna hotel on Monday for a plenary session chaired by the former EU foreign policy chief, Lady Ashton, to try to agree on how to keep the negotiations going.All seven foreign ministers assembled in a central Vienna hotel on Monday for a plenary session chaired by the former EU foreign policy chief, Lady Ashton, to try to agree on how to keep the negotiations going.
On Sunday, Hammond had promised a “last big push”, but said that negotiators were still a long way apart. On Sunday, Hammond had promised a “last big push”, but said negotiators were still a long way apart.