Nasseri: Tehran-EU3 nuclear talks end without final accord
IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency
Paris, March 24, IRNA
Iran-Nuclear-Nasseri
Senior Iranian negotiator with the EU big three on Iran's peaceful nuclear program Sirous Nasseri said here Wednesday night that the talks had ended without reaching a final accord and each side maintained its own views.
Nasseri told reporters that the all four parties (Iran and Britain, France as well as Germany /EU big three/) would meet again soon to continue negotiations.
He said that certain proposals had been floated which he thought could lead to an agreement.
"Ideas have been raised which could, if agreed, serve as a basis for an agreement in the future. It's still too early to comment.
Things remain as they were," he said.
He also restated Iran's position that giving up uranium enrichment permanently was not an option.
"This is not something we are prepared to consider. However, as you know, the Europeans have a view on that," Nasseri said.
Nasseri was asked if there had been discussion of the U.S. offer to sell Iran plane spare parts and stop blocking Iran's entry into the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in return for ending enrichment.
Nasseri said: "No, we are negotiating with the Europeans, not with the Americans."
The seven-hour marathon talks ended at the French Foreign Ministry Wednesday evening without reaching any concrete agreement.
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