Iran: Nuclear deal needed Nov 9 or talks move to new round

Agence France-Presse
'The negotiations will not go on tomorrow. Either they end tonight or there is another round,' said Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi

HOPING FOR DEAL. US Secretary of State John Kerry (R), walks with European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton (L), in Geneva, Switzerland, 08 November 2013. EPA / Alain Groscalude / European Commission / Handout

GENEVA, Switzerland – A proposed first-stage deal on Iran’s nuclear program needs to be reached on Saturday, November 9, or talks will move on to a later round, Tehran’s lead negotiator was quoted as saying.

“The negotiations will not go on tomorrow. Either they end tonight or there is another round,” Iranian news agencies quoted Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi as saying after crucial talks in Geneva stretched into a 3rd day.

“Serious consultations have been held on the text of the final deal, (but) there are still questions that require more negotiations,” he said.

Araqchi’s comments came amid hopes that world powers and Iran will manage to seal a breakthrough in the decade-long dispute after US Secretary of State John Kerry and his Russian, British, French and German counterparts all rushed to Geneva to lend weight to the negotiations. – Rappler.com

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