Tehran, YJC. Diplomats from Tehran and P5+1 countries have once more engaged in nuclear talks one day before deadline.
Iran and group 5+1_ five permanent members of the UN Security
Council plus Germany_ settled for another round of talks on the Islamic
Republic’s nuclear program one day before the deadline they have set for
arriving at a political understanding over the case.
The talks are being held in Lausanne, Switzerland and
started at 9:00 local time.
Besides foreign ministers from the negotiating sides, EU
foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini is attending the talks.
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier speaking
before the meeting asked Iran to show more flexibility in order for a deal to
be reached.
I am not paid to be optimistic, said Russian Foreign
Minister Sergey Lavrov when asked about how high his optimism is over the
talks.
Reuters reported that Tehran had indicated a willingness to
cut the number of centrifuges it uses to fewer than 6,000, thereby slowing its
program, and to send most of its enriched uranium stockpiles for storage in
Russia.
Yet, senior Iranian negotiator Abbas Araqchi told reporters
dispatching stockpiles abroad "was not on Iran's agenda".