UK hails ‘constructive’ nuclear talks in Vienna

UK Foreign Secretary William Hague has hailed the latest round of the nuclear talks between Iran and the P5+1 group as “constructive,” saying the two sides have agreed on the “approach” to their future discussions.

On Monday, Hague described the recent nuclear talks as “constructive,” adding that Iran and the P5+1 – Russia, China, France, Germany, the UK and the US – “agreed on the issues that need to be resolved as part of a comprehensive agreement, and, in broad terms, the approach to negotiations in the coming months.”

The UK foreign secretary further stated that the interim nuclear deal signed between Iran and the six countries in Geneva, Switzerland, last November “continues to be implemented.” The deal took effect on January 20.

Tehran and its negotiating partners “plan to meet monthly in order to make swift progress on the issues that need to be resolved in the ambitious time frame we agreed under the November Geneva deal…,” Hague added.

Iran and the five permanent members of the UN Security plus Germany aim to reach a final agreement to fully resolve the decade-old dispute over the Islamic Republic’s nuclear energy program.

The two sides wrapped up their latest round of nuclear negotiations in Vienna, Austria, on February 20 and are set to meet again in the Austrian city on March 17 to continue their negotiations.