 The European Union will offer Iran a detailed proposal by the end of July on how to resolve their differences over Tehran's nuclear program, Iran's chief negotiator Hassan Rohani said on Wednesday. | After which they'll be ready to begin talks on what shape the table should be for their next round of talks. |
At the end of three hours of talks in Geneva, Rohani said that he was confident a final deal between the sides could be achieved in a reasonably short time. | in the geologic timeframe... |
"We believe that we could reach a reasonable agreement within a reasonably short time," he said, adding Iranian negotiators would be reporting back to the Tehran government on the EU offer. | "Of course, if they make unreasonable demands, like us stopping nuclear development, all bets are off." |
In return, Iran gave guarantees in the meeting with the foreign ministers of Britain, France and Germany that it would stick by an accord not to resume sensitive nuclear activities. "We will remain committed to all our promises," Rohani said. | And we all know he's a man of his word |
Iran says its nuclear program is purely for generating electricity. But the United States says Iran is using its nuclear program as a veil to develop atomic weapons. The EU, led by Britain, France and Germany has tried to mediate. Washington wants Tehran referred to the United Nations Security Council for possible sanctions if it does not agree to give up the program. |