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Experts reach tentative agreement on Iran sanctions relief
Source: CNN
Experts reach tentative agreement on Iran sanctions relief
By Elise Labott, CNN
Updated 1559 GMT (2259 HKT) July 4, 2015
(CNN) - Experts from the countries involved in the Iran nuclear negotiations have reached a tentative agreement on language dealing with sanctions relief, a source familiar with the talks told CNN on Saturday.
This is the first noticeable sign of progress in these discussions, which have been slow-going. However, the source said there is a lot of work to do and this language still has to be presented to the foreign ministers of the countries involved in the talks, meaning this is far from complete.
Earlier, a senior administration official told the pool traveling with Secretary of State John Kerry that "Even if and when issues get resolved at an experts level, there will remain some open issues that can only be decided by ministers."
A source directly involved in the talks said the sides would declare at a deal signing that sanctions are lifted, allowing Iran to claim at home that they got immediate relief. But the sanctions would only be lifted over time as Iran meets its various obligations, allowing the West to stick to its commitment to conditional relief.
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By Elise Labott, CNN
Updated 1559 GMT (2259 HKT) July 4, 2015
(CNN) - Experts from the countries involved in the Iran nuclear negotiations have reached a tentative agreement on language dealing with sanctions relief, a source familiar with the talks told CNN on Saturday.
This is the first noticeable sign of progress in these discussions, which have been slow-going. However, the source said there is a lot of work to do and this language still has to be presented to the foreign ministers of the countries involved in the talks, meaning this is far from complete.
Earlier, a senior administration official told the pool traveling with Secretary of State John Kerry that "Even if and when issues get resolved at an experts level, there will remain some open issues that can only be decided by ministers."
A source directly involved in the talks said the sides would declare at a deal signing that sanctions are lifted, allowing Iran to claim at home that they got immediate relief. But the sanctions would only be lifted over time as Iran meets its various obligations, allowing the West to stick to its commitment to conditional relief.
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Read more: http://edition.cnn.com/2015/07/04/politics/iran-sanctions-nuclear-negotiations/