IRAN-NUCLEAR/STEINMEIER Germany sees progress in Iran talks, says final deal requires courage

Record ID: 148350

  • Title: IRAN-NUCLEAR/STEINMEIER Germany sees progress in Iran talks, says final deal requires courage
  • Date: 5th July 2015
  • Summary: VIENNA, AUSTRIA (JULY 5, 2015) (REUTERS) + NIGHT SHOTS + ***WARNING CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** CAR ARRIVING GERMAN FOREIGN MINISTER FRANK WALTER STEINMEIER TALKING ON PHONE INSIDE CAR STEINMEIER WALKING INTO HOTEL HOTEL ENTRANCE GERMAN FLAG ON CAR (SOUNDBITE) (German) GERMAN FOREIGN MINISTER, FRANK WALTER STEINMEIER, SAYING: "If you look at he progress we made in the la
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  • Location: Austria
  • Country: Austria
  • Topics: General
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  • Story Text: An Iranian nuclear agreement is possible if Iran has the "courage" to see it through, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said on Sunday (July 5).
    Foreign ministers from Britain, China, France, Germany and Russia began arriving on Sunday evening as the major powers make a push to meet Tuesday's (July 7) deadline for a final agreement to end the 12-year-old dispute.
    There has been progress on some points in the nuclear talks between Iran and major powers, and whether a deal is reached depends on the participants' courage, and especially Tehran's, said Steinmeier.
    "If you look at he progress we made in the last twelve months and in the last week here in Vienna, this is a big chance to end a long lasting conflict after twelve years of negotiations, and not only to end a conflict but also to give a signal to the whole Middle East region. This requires courage and the ability to compromise, and I hope that this courage exists in Tehran," Steinmeier told reporters on his arrival in Vienna.
    "When we all leave (Vienna) in the next few days, there will be only two alternatives -- either we all together have won, the international community, Iran, the countries that participated in these talks, and all those who have a serious interest in solving this ongoing conflict," he said. "The other alternative is -- we fail and then we have all failed and there is no winner."
    The major powers suspect Iran of trying to develop a nuclear weapons capability. Iran says its nuclear program is solely for peaceful purposes such as producing medical isotopes and generating electricity.
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