LAUSANNE, April 1 (Sputnik) — France doubts that political framework agreement will be reached during the current round of talks in Lausanne, Switzerland, French Foreign Ministry political director for Iranian affairs Nicolas de Riviere said Wednesday.
“I don’t think so. There is still much work to do,” French envoy at the talks said, commenting on the possibility of concluding a preliminary deal on Tehran’s nuclear program.
The P5+1 group of six world powers, comprising Russia, the United States, the United Kingdom, France, China and Germany, and Iran are trying to reach a preliminary deal on the nuclear program of the latter during the most recent round of talks in the Swiss city.
The sides agreed to proceed with finalization of the document on Wednesday.
The political framework agreement should be followed by a comprehensive deal by July that stipulates full technical details.
