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Consensus reached on removal of economic sanctions: Iranian negotiator

Xinhua, July 8, 2015 Adjust font size:

Iran and world powers have reached a consensus on removing the economic sanctions, while political decisions are needed for some remaining issues of the nuclear talks in Vienna, Iranian negotiator Abbas Araqchi said on Wednesday.

Iran demanded that sanctions be lifted with the seal of the accord. "We have reached a consensus for the removal of financial and economic sanctions on the day of implementing the deal," Araqchi was quoted by state IRIB TV as saying.

The draft of the comprehensive nuclear deal is almost complete, with a few remaining issues that require political decisions. "The discussions are at very sensitive stage. We are trying to reduce the differences for a deal," he added.

Iranian negotiators are not bound by any deadline; they will stay in Vienna for as long as necessary for reaching a good agreement for the Iranians, Araqchi said.

Talks between Iran and the five permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany entered a second overtime after missing the June 30 and July 7 deadlines.

The talks would continue for a "couple of days," as the negotiations entered the most difficult and sensitive part of the talks, EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini told reporters in Vienna on Tuesday.

She said the deadline of the talks could be treated in a flexible way to give the negotiators more time to finalize the deal. Endit