ΕιδήσειςΕυρωπαϊκές Ειδήσεις Iran, World Powers Kick Off Crucial Nuclear Talks in Geneva dj Πεμ, 7 Νοεμβρίου 2013 - 18:05
A fresh round of talks between Iran and world powers kicked off Thursday with a push for Tehran to freeze its disputed nuclear program in exchange for some relief from sanctions. Officials have said that a long-awaited deal on curbing Iran 's nuclear ambitions may be finally within reach, after years of fruitless talks were given fresh momentum by the election of Iran 's new President Hassan Rouhani, seen as a relative moderate. In their second meeting in Geneva in less than a month, negotiators from the U.S. and five other global powers sat down with Iranian officials for two days of talks aimed at hammering out an agreement. Chaired by Catherine Ashton--the European Union diplomatic chief who heads what is dubbed P5+1 group of the U.K. , China , France , Russia , the U.S. and Germany --the initial talks ended after 45 minutes but were set to resume later. "The talks are extremely complex and are now getting into a serious phase," Ashton's spokesman Michael Mann told journalists. "It was a good opening session... We have agreed with the Iranian side that we will not go into the details, into the substance of what's being discussed in the room," he said. "But we very much hope of course that there will be concrete progress here over the next couple of days." In a possible indication the talks were making progress, Iranian officials said Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, who opened the negotiations with Ashton, had cancelled a trip to Rome . Iran's lead negotiator in Geneva, Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi, said in comments shown on Iranian state television that Zarif would be staying in Geneva because talks "have entered a complicated, difficult and intensive" phase. He said Iranian officials would be meeting separately with European, Russian, Chinese and U.S. officials Thursday before full talks resume in the early evening. "There are serious differences still remaining but what is important is that both sides have serious will to bridge these differences," Araqchi said. Both sides have said recent talks have been the most productive in years but admit that reaching a deal will not be easy. Διαβάστε ακόμα Great Sea Interconnector: Θα Λύσουν τον 'Γόρδιο Δεσμό' Μητσοτάκης και Χριστοδουλίδης; Τρι, 27 Αυγούστου 2024 - 16:00 Κύπρος: Επικαιροποιημένο Σχέδιο για το Κοίτασμα Αφροδίτη από τη NewMed Energy Τρι, 27 Αυγούστου 2024 - 13:05 Ο Eπικεφαλής του IAEA έφτασε στον Ρωσικό Πυρηνικό Σταθμό του Κουρσκ Τρι, 27 Αυγούστου 2024 - 11:56 Πουγιάν: Η Μεταφορά Φυσικού Αερίου μέσω Ουκρανίας Συνεχίζει να Επηρεάζει τις Ευρωπαϊκές Τιμές Δευ, 26 Αυγούστου 2024 - 17:40 Κεραυνός: Δεν Απείλησα Ότι θα Παραιτηθώ για τον Great Sea Interconnector Δευ, 26 Αυγούστου 2024 - 16:40
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