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Iran's FM optimistic about imminent nuclear deal

Xinhua, June 30, 2015 Adjust font size:

Iran's foreign minister on Tuesday expressed optimism about an imminent deal to solve the country's controversial nuclear problem after about two years of intensive talks.

"We are here to reach an agreement, and I think we can," Mohammad-Javad Zarif said after a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in Vienna, according to official IRNA news agency.

Zarif's comment is complementary to his earlier remarks on Tuesday when he said that the solutions to Iran's nuclear program agreed in early April in Lausanne of Switzerland can help the settlement of the differences in a run for a final nuclear deal.

"If there is an agreement to be reached, it should be inclusive of both western demands and ours. I think the deal should be based on Lausanne agreement which creates a possibility for a solution," Zarif was quoted as saying by official IRNA news agency.

The talks are at the crucial stage and Iran is seeking a "fair and balanced" deal, he said following the one-day consultations with Iran's top officials in Tehran on Monday.

Zarif reiterated on Tuesday that "reaching a long-term nuclear deal would be unlikely without recognizing Iranians' nuclear rights." No deal can be sealed unless agreement on all the issues is reached, he stressed.

Iran and five UN Security Council permanent members plus Germany have been negotiating over the past 14 months to reach a long-term deal over Tehran's disputed atomic plan. Endit