Iran, P5+1 extend talks
After all-day discussion, diplomats have agreed to extend nuclear talks until Nov. 24, 2014.
VIENNA — Diplomats from Iran and five permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany (P5+1) have reached an agreement to extend the Iran nuclear deal talks for four more months, diplomats said here late on July 18.
The agreement on terms to extend the negotiations until Nov. 24, 2014, came after all-day talks that stretched to midnight.
"While we have made tangible progress on some of the issues … there are still significant gaps on some of the core issues which will require more time and effort," European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said in a joint statement at a press conference early July 19.
During the four-month extension, "We will continue to halt the progress of Iran's nuclear program in key areas," US Secretary of State John Kerry said in a statement.
