IRAN-NUCLEAR/GERMANY German foreign minister says Iran nuclear deal still an open question

Record ID: 148723

  • Title: IRAN-NUCLEAR/GERMANY German foreign minister says Iran nuclear deal still an open question
  • Date: 2nd July 2015
  • Summary: VIENNA, AUSTRIA (JULY 2, 2015) (REUTERS) **** WARNING CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY **** VARIOUS EXTERIORS OF VIENNA'S HOFBURG WHERE OSCE IS HEADQUARTERED VARIOUS OF GERMAN FOREIGN MINISTER FRANK-WALTER STEINMEIER AT OSCE MEETING STEINMEIER ARRIVING FOR NEWS CONFERENCE VARIOUS OF REPORTERS GERMAN FLAG (SOUNDBITE) (German) GERMAN FOREIGN MINISTER, FRANK-WALTER STEINMEIER, SAYI
  • Embargoed: 17th July 2015 13:00
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  • Location: Austria
  • Country: Austria
  • Topics: General
  • Reuters ID: LVA9604IAV5MXFKGQZH1Z87FPDIN
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  • Story Text: It is still unclear whether all parties pushing for final deal on Iran's nuclear programme have the courage to reach that goal, Germany's foreign minister told journalists on Thursday (July 2).
    Iran is in talks with the United States and five other big powers, Britain, China, France, Germany and the United States, on an agreement under which Tehran would curtail its nuclear programme in exchange for relief from economic sanctions.
    "The effort of all parties to reach success is genuine. The open question, which I cannot answer you yet, is whether the will and courage will be sufficient among all at the end," Frank-Walter Steinmeier said.
    Asked to comment on Greece, Steinmeier told reporters "to be quite honest - and I mean it the way I'm saying it -- I am not in a position, or no longer in a position to decipher Greece's behaviour."
    "I don't know how much of it is a strategy and I don't even know whether there is a final decision in Greece how to proceed after Sunday."
    Greece is planning to hold a referendum on the bailout this coming Sunday (July 5).
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