Lavrov Says Negotiations With Iran Over Nuclear Program Fruitful

© Sputnik / Valeriy Melnikov / Go to the mediabankThe Bushehr nuclear power plant in Iran.
The Bushehr nuclear power plant in Iran. - Sputnik International
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Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov said that despite remaining challenges, Russia's efforts within the framework of the P5+1 contributed to the progress in resolving the Iranian nuclear issue.

Former EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton, left, British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond, third left, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, rear center, and French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius, second right, wait for the start of closed-door nuclear talks with Iran. - Sputnik International
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MOSCOW, January 21 (Sputnik) — There is every reason to expect that P5+1 negotiations with Iran on its nuclear program will be fruitful, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov stated Wednesday.

"Russian efforts within the framework of the six [P5+1 group of international mediators] contributed to the progress in resolving the situation around Iran's nuclear program. The work is continuing and despite remaining challenges there is every reason to expect the result," Lavrov said during a press conference in Moscow.

US Secretary of State John Kerry, Britain's Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius, former EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi - Sputnik International
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In December 2014, Lavrov said that reaching a comprehensive agreement on the Iranian nuclear program by the end of June 2015 was a realistic goal.

The P5+1 group, comprising Russia, the United States, the United Kingdom, France, China and Germany, joined diplomatic efforts in 2006 in an attempt to reach a deal with Tehran to ensure the peaceful nature of the Iranian nuclear program.

Since then, the group has held several meetings with Iran, but the sides failed to reach a compromise. In November 2014, the sides agreed to continue negotiations until July 2015.

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