Tehran Takes Pause at Nuclear Talks in Lausanne

© AFP 2023 / FABRICE COFFRINI EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini (L) meets Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif (2nd-L) and Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi (2nd-R) during Iranian nuclear talks in Lausanne on March 29, 2015
EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini (L) meets Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif (2nd-L) and Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi (2nd-R) during Iranian nuclear talks in Lausanne on March 29, 2015 - Sputnik International
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Iran has taken a pause in nuclear negotiations with P5+1 negotiators, a source in the Iranian delegation told Sputnik on Wednesday.

Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif (R) and Head of Iranian Atomic Energy Organization Ali Akbar Salehi stand with other members of their delegation while talking after a meeting with US Secretary of State John Kerry and US officials at the Beau Rivage Palace Hotel in Lausanne March 27, 2015 - Sputnik International
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LAUSANNE (Sputnik) — The source did not specify a further schedule, saying "it is simply not clear."

"Right, there are no meetings at the moment," the source told Sputnik.

Iran and the P5+1 countries — Russia, the United States, the United Kingdom, France, China and Germany are negotiating in Lausanne, Switzerland the deal that would ensure the peaceful nature of Tehran's nuclear program.

Officials from the P5+1 and the European Union wait for a meeting at the Beau Rivage Palace Hotel in Lausanne, Switzerland March 29, 2015 - Sputnik International
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Tuesday was the deadline for the negotiators to hammer out an agreement but the talks continued into the night and resumed on Wednesday.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said earlier in the day that a significant progress toward reaching the deal was achieved.

Iran and the international mediators have been in talks since November 2013 trying to broker the agreement. The self-imposed deadline for the final deal is July 1, 2015.

 

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