'High chances' on deadline day for Iran nuclear talks
1 April 2015 6:17 AM IST
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov was rushing back to the Swiss city of Lausanne to "take part in the final part of the ministerial meeting of the six powers."
"Chances are high," Lavrov told a press conference in Moscow.
"The prospects of this round of talks are not bad, even good I would say," he added.
An army of technical and sanctions experts had worked into the early hours on Tuesday, exchanging documents to form the basis of an accord.
The two sides hope to seal a political framework aimed at ending a nuclear standoff that has been threatening to escalate dangerously for 12 years.
They would have until June 30 to flesh it out with annexes.
US Secretary of State John Kerry, in Lausanne since Wednesday in the latest in a series of meetings around the world with his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif, said late Monday there "still remain some difficult issues".
A meeting between Kerry and his counterparts from the other five powers began shortly after 7:00 am (0500 GMT).
They were joined later by Zarif and other members of the Iranian nuclear team, including nuclear chief Ali Akbar Salehi, for a full session which lasted about 40 minutes.
"Chances are high," Lavrov told a press conference in Moscow.
"The prospects of this round of talks are not bad, even good I would say," he added.
An army of technical and sanctions experts had worked into the early hours on Tuesday, exchanging documents to form the basis of an accord.
The two sides hope to seal a political framework aimed at ending a nuclear standoff that has been threatening to escalate dangerously for 12 years.
They would have until June 30 to flesh it out with annexes.
US Secretary of State John Kerry, in Lausanne since Wednesday in the latest in a series of meetings around the world with his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif, said late Monday there "still remain some difficult issues".
A meeting between Kerry and his counterparts from the other five powers began shortly after 7:00 am (0500 GMT).
They were joined later by Zarif and other members of the Iranian nuclear team, including nuclear chief Ali Akbar Salehi, for a full session which lasted about 40 minutes.
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