High Chances That Talks on Tehran's Nuclear Program Successful - Lavrov

© REUTERS / Brendan Smialowski/PoolRussian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (R) waits for a meeting with US Secretary of State John Kerry at the Beau Rivage Palace Hotel in Lausanne, Switzerland
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (R) waits for a meeting with US Secretary of State John Kerry at the Beau Rivage Palace Hotel in Lausanne, Switzerland - Sputnik International
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The Russian foreign minister said there is a large chance that the talks between the P5+1 group and Iran on Tehran's nuclear program will be successful. However the success is possible only if sides keep aiming for a balance of interests, Lavrov added.

EU political director Helga Schmid (CL) seats next to Iran's deputy foreign minister Abbas Araqchi (R) at the opening of nuclear talks between Iran and Members of the P5+1 group on March 5, 2015 in Montreux - Sputnik International
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) — There is a large chance that the ongoing talks between the P5+1 group and Iran on Tehran’s nuclear program will be successful, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Tuesday.

“Prospects for this round of talks are not bad, I would even say good. The chances are high,” Lavrov said at a press conference.

Russia’s top diplomat added that the success will be feasible if sides keep aiming for a balance of interests.

“I am really planning to return [to Lausanne] and take part in the final part of the ministerial meeting of the ‘six’ [world powers],” Lavrov said.

The Russian foreign minister left Lausanne on Monday. A source in Russian delegation told Sputnik that the minister may return Tuesday if the P5+1 group reaches an agreement.

Tuesday is the deadline for reaching a framework agreement ensuring the peaceful nature of the Iranian nuclear program. The envoys of the P5+1 group, including the United States, the United Kingdom, France, China, Russia and Germany, have been negotiating with representatives of Iran since Thursday, March 26.

The P5+1 group are attempting to convince Iran to suspend its uranium enrichment program for more than a decade and decrease the number of centrifuges in the country.

Initially, Tehran insisted on having at least 10,000 centrifuges, but in February agreed to consider a US proposal of cutting the number to 6,500.

Iran and the P5+1 group have held several rounds of talks on Tehran's nuclear program since November 2013 with limited results. The negotiators are now working towards the July 1 deadline to forge a final agreement.

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