European Diplomats: 70 to 80% of Nuclear Deal Text Completed
Senior European officials say that the nuclear deal text is almost ready and they are awaiting confirmation to continue from where they stopped in June.
Senior European diplomats have told Reuters today that European powers are still awaiting confirmation that they can pick up where they left off in nuclear talks with Iran in June.
They said they were now expecting to get down to business with Iran after beginning talks on Monday, and that until now, about 70%-80% had been completed in drafting a text for an agreement.
The diplomats said there was urgency in reaching a conclusion, but they did not want to impose artificial deadlines.
The second session of the Vienna talks continues today after the first session concluded an agreement on a work plan that set dates for two other sessions; the first for lifting sanctions imposed on Iran and the second focused on the nuclear program, according to Enrique Mora, the EU official chairing the talks.