Iran nuclear negotiator says talks may be extended once more
Deputy Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi, one of Iran's nuclear negotiators, has said that if the next round of nuclear talks do not make progress, a final deal by the Nov. 24 deadline will not be possible and another extension may be needed.
Iranian nuclear negotiator and Deputy Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said that the nuclear talks between Iran and the five permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany (P5+1) may be extended beyond the Nov. 24 deadline.
“Time is passing rapidly and we are still not unhopeful to reach a conclusion by Nov. 24,” Araghchi told reporters at a meeting with the judiciary officials in Mashhad.
On the upcoming talks in Vienna, Araghchi said, “If the results of this next round of talks are not good enough, we certainly will not reach a final deal by Nov. 24.”
Araghchi said that the Oct. 14 meeting will be bilateral talks with the United States and European Union Foreign Policy Chief Catherine Ashton. The Oct. 15 meeting will be trilateral talks between Ashton, Iran's lead negotiator and Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and US Secretary of State John Kerry.
