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Iran's Zarif downplays nuclear deal prospects in Lausanne
2015-03-19
[ARABNEWS] Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Wednesday played down the chances of reaching a nuclear agreement during talks under way this week in the Swiss city of Lausanne.

Foreign ministers of the other world powers negotiating with Iran are unlikely to be required in Lausanne to approve a deal, said Zarif, who has been holding two-way talks with US Secretary of State John F. I was in Vietnam, you know Kerry
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"I don't think their presence will be needed in this round because when the solutions are found and we approach a deal, then all the foreign ministers of the negotiating parties should come," state media quoted him as saying.

"They might come, but at this stage I wouldn't think they are needed," he repeated, referring to the top diplomats of the so-called P5+1 (Britannia, China, La Belle France, Russia, the United States, and Germany).

On day three of talks with Kerry, Zarif said "there are differences and we are trying to reduce them," by Thursday evening, with political directors of the 5+1 countries starting to arrive in Lausanne on Wednesday.

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