Vienna talks: Iran says all participants agree issues of dispute are resolvable

Iran’s top negotiator says there are still sticking points in Vienna talks on the revival of the 2015 nuclear deal between the Islamic Republic and world powers, but all parties agree that the issues of dispute are not irresolvable and could be worked out.

According to Press TV, speaking ahead of the latest round of talks between the remaining parties to the deal, officially called the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) on Wednesday, Abbas Araqchi said “disagreements have reached a point, where all [participants] believe that it is not that they cannot be solved.”

“However, the details are also important and so are our established positions that need to be observed,” he added.

Araqchi, who is the deputy foreign minister for political affairs, said participants at the Vienna talks are expected to reach a new conclusion on the talks that have taken place so far, adding that the delegations have reached the conclusion that they need to return to their respective capitals for “further consultations and further decision-making on issues of dispute.”

“Today we will have a final meeting of the [JCPOA] Joint Commission, after which the delegations will return to their capitals,” he commented, adding that the date of the next meeting to resume talks will most probably be discussed in the Wednesday meeting.  

The remarks come as the remaining parties to the Iran nuclear deal will meet in Vienna later on Wednesday to wrap up the latest round of talks on reviving the agreement.

Since April, representatives from Iran and the P4+1 group of countries have been holding talks in Vienna aimed at revitalizing the JCPOA and bringing the US, which left the agreement in 2018, back to compliance.

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