Tehran, YJC. The EU representative in the nuclear talks has made pessimistic remarks about the nuclear talks, whereas other officials have been quite positive.
As you know, we have never been so close to a deal. We still
have some critical points that need to be solved, and we are working over the
hours, over the weekend to bridge the gaps. I will not go into the details of
the negotiations. It’s not the right time to do it. I hope we manage to do it
in the coming days,” High Representative of the European Union for Foreign
Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini told reports in Laussane,
Switzerland on Saturday.
In the meantime, head of the Atomic Energy Organization of
Iran Aliakbar Salehi said the sides negotiating the Islamic Republic’s nuclear
program have reached a significant common understanding on certain technical
issues.
He added, however, that a couple of technical points are ‘clogged’
and need to be solved.
Also, Russian Deputy Foriegn Minister Sergei Ryabkov said
nuclear negotiations are in progress strongly as negotiators are trying to
reach a political agreement.
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said before
his meeting with the Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif that the negotiations
were in the "endgame.”
Iran and the six world powers have been in talks to resolve
outstanding issues surrounding Tehran’s nuclear program to pave the way for
striking an overarching deal on the country’s nuclear program as a deadline
slated for July 1 draws closer.