Russia Praised for Role at Iran Talks
Reuters
Apr. 09 2014 20:08
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VIENNA China and the U.S. praised Russia's role in nuclear talks with Iran on Wednesday, while Iran's foreign minister said his country and six world powers are in "50 to 60 percent agreement" on the shape of a deal.
In rare comments to the press, a senior Chinese official at the talks held in Vienna said the powers the U.S., Russia, China, France, Britain and Germany and Iran "demonstrated a sense of urgency" ahead of the July 20 expiration of their interim accord.
"Everyone is aiming at that [meeting the deadline]," the official, Wang Qun, told reporters after the two-day meeting in the Austrian capital.
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The official, who heads the Chinese Foreign Ministry's arms control department, also said Russia was playing a positive role in the negotiations despite mounting tensions between Moscow and Western governments over the crisis in Ukraine.
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