Speaking after the sixth round of talks in Vienna on Sunday night, Abbas Araghchi said the Joint Commission of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), informally known is the Iran nuclear deal, made a conclusion of the sixth round.
He added that all participants admitted that a great progress had been made, but they also acknowledged that there were some key issues that must be decided on in capitals.
The top negotiator stressed that they have gone a long way and approached the end of the path, but the remaining part is not an easy road.
He expressed hope, saying that if the participants could take their decisions, the next round of talks would be the final one, but Iran would continue to insist on its national interests.
A key demand from Iran is that the US must guarantee that what happened during the Trump administration would not recur.
Iran and other participants of the JCPOA, namely China, France, Germany, Russia, and the UK, have been negotiating for nearly three months in Vienna for a possible return of the US to the deal.
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