Drafting stage has arrived … Iran confirms progress in Vienna talks on nuclear deal

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said press reports on the Iranian-Saudi talks contain inaccurate information, while on the nuclear dossier he referred to the progress of the Vienna talks.

At a press conference today, Monday, Khatibzadeh described the reports which stated that the direct Iranian-Saudi talks would be held in Baghdad as “containing many contradictions and inaccurate information”. Read also Behind the news – the news of the Iranian-Saudi talks… What will they discuss and why now? After the attack on “Natanz”… What are the chances of success of negotiations on the Iranian nuclear issue? Iranian-Israeli… Where to?

He added that Tehran has always welcomed the dialogue with Saudi Arabia, as it is convinced that it is in the interest of the countries and people of the region, as he said.

The Financial Times said on Sunday that talks were held on April 9 between senior Saudi and Iranian officials in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, with the aim of restoring relations after 5 years of diplomatic estrangement. However, a Saudi official denied to the newspaper any action or discussion between the two sides.

As for Reuters, he later said, citing Iranian and regional sources, that direct talks had taken place in an attempt to reduce tensions between the two countries and focused on the Yemen and Lebanon files.

The Vienna talks

On the nuclear issue, the Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman confirmed today that progress has been made in the Vienna talks to relaunch the nuclear deal, and said things were “on the right track.” ”, But added that this did not mean reaching a final agreement. .

Khatibzadeh added that Iran wanted to see the practical results of the Vienna talks as mechanisms for Washington’s implementation of the nuclear deal, in particular the lifting of sanctions.

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The spokesperson renewed Tehran’s position rejecting any direct or indirect negotiations with Washington, and accused European countries of double positions. Publicity

On the other hand, Mikhail Ulyanov, the representative of Russia to international organizations in Vienna, declared that “we can note with satisfaction that the negotiations on the Iranian nuclear issue have entered the drafting phase” of the texts.

He explained in a tweet that after two weeks of deliberations practical solutions are still a long way off, but discussions “have moved from general words to agreeing on specific steps towards the goal”.

And diplomatic sources have said that the working groups emerging from the negotiations of the parties to the nuclear deal in Vienna are continuing their meetings to speed up a deal.

Meanwhile, Iran’s foreign ministry has warned that Tehran will take the necessary legal steps to respond to the attack on the Natanz nuclear facility.

The Foreign Ministry spokesman said the decision to enrich the uranium by 60% was an appropriate response to the attack.

Tehran is engaged in the enrichment of uranium at this level, which brings it closer to military uses, in response to an act of “sabotage” against the installation of Natanz, which it held responsible to Israel.