Iran’s lead negotiator on Sunday said his country seeks a “swift conclusion” to the marathon negotiations, in an indication that the next round of talks to revive the 2015 nuclear deal could come soon.
Tehran has responded to European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell’s new proposal to end the deadlock, Ali Bagheri, Iran’s deputy foreign minister, took to Twitter to announce.
Bagheri tweeted, “We shared our proposed ideas, both on substance and form, to pave the way for a swift conclusion of Vienna negotiations.”
Borrell said he had proposed a new draft text to Iran last week to revitalize the accord, which the US unilaterally left in May 2018.
Tehran is working closely with remaining signatories to the 2015 nuclear deal, also known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), as well as Borrell “to give another chance to the US to demonstrate good faith and act responsibly,” Iran’s lead negotiator asserted in his tweet.
Although sources told that he informed lawmakers earlier on Sunday that negotiations will resume in the coming days, most likely in Vienna, Bagheri did not specify the exact date for the resumption of talks.
Due to a series of interruptions caused by key disagreements between Tehran and Washington, yhe negotiations between Iran and world powers have been underway in the Austrian capital since last year.
