Iran says no nuclear deal unless sanctions removed
16 April 2015 6:24 AM IST
“The world, the P5+1 group, the US administration, US president and Senate should know that there will be no deal if the sanctions are not removed,” Rouhani said in an address in Rasht, the capital of the norther Iranian province of Guilan. “The end of the negotiations (between Iran and the P5+1 group) and the time of signing a (final) deal should be (the time of) declaring an end to and the lifting of cruel sanctions on the great Iranian nation,” Rouhani added.
In the upcoming nuclear talks, sanctions will be the main focus of the negotiations between Iran and the P5+1 group of major world powers comprising the US, Russia, China, France, Britain, plus Germany.
“We want interaction in return for interaction. We want goodwill in return for goodwill,” the Iranian president said.
Iran and the world powers reached a mutual understanding on Tehran’s nuclear programme in Lausanne, Switzerland, on April 2.
The two sides are expected to start drafting a final inclusive deal, which they seek to sign by the end of June. The US has announced the sanctions will be lifted gradually.
Kerry: Still confident US can conclude Iran nuke deal
Secretary of State John Kerry says he is still confident that the US administration can conclude a nuclear deal with Iran after President Barack Obama agreed to sign legislation giving Congress the right to reject an agreement.
Kerry joined his counterparts from the Group of Seven industrial powers at a meeting in northern Germany on the gathering’s second day after meeting lawmakers in Washington.
The G-7 meeting’s host, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, said Wednesday ministers will discuss the situation in the US, which has “a certain influence” on whether a deal with Iran can be achieved by a June 30 deadline.
Secretary of State John Kerry said: “We are confident about our ability for the president to negotiate an agreement, and to do so with the ability to make the world safer.”
In the upcoming nuclear talks, sanctions will be the main focus of the negotiations between Iran and the P5+1 group of major world powers comprising the US, Russia, China, France, Britain, plus Germany.
“We want interaction in return for interaction. We want goodwill in return for goodwill,” the Iranian president said.
Iran and the world powers reached a mutual understanding on Tehran’s nuclear programme in Lausanne, Switzerland, on April 2.
The two sides are expected to start drafting a final inclusive deal, which they seek to sign by the end of June. The US has announced the sanctions will be lifted gradually.
Kerry: Still confident US can conclude Iran nuke deal
Secretary of State John Kerry says he is still confident that the US administration can conclude a nuclear deal with Iran after President Barack Obama agreed to sign legislation giving Congress the right to reject an agreement.
Kerry joined his counterparts from the Group of Seven industrial powers at a meeting in northern Germany on the gathering’s second day after meeting lawmakers in Washington.
The G-7 meeting’s host, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, said Wednesday ministers will discuss the situation in the US, which has “a certain influence” on whether a deal with Iran can be achieved by a June 30 deadline.
Secretary of State John Kerry said: “We are confident about our ability for the president to negotiate an agreement, and to do so with the ability to make the world safer.”
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