Iran: Final Deal with Powers Possible before Nov. 24

(FNA)- Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araqchi underscored that reaching a final agreement between Tehran and the world powers will be possible if Iran's rights are respected by the other side.

"Final deal between Iran and the Group 5+1 (the US, Russia, China, Britain and France plus Germany) will be possible before the 4-month deadline (November 24) if the world powers respect Iran's rights," Araqchi said on Friday.

Noting that Iran and the G5+1 have made some progress in their negotiations in the past 6 months, he, meantime, said that major differences still remain in place.

Araqchi stressed that there is always hope for reaching an agreement provided that the other side recognizes Iran's rights.

Last month, Iran and the G5+1 ended over two weeks of negotiations in Vienna before the July 20 deadline with no final agreement between the two sides, although they set a new deadline for the end of the high-profile talks.

During the talks, a senior member of the Iranian team of negotiators stressed that the excessive demands made by the other side are the root cause of the differences between Tehran and the world powers.

At the end of their talks, the two sides agreed to extend the talks till November 24 for brokering a final deal.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and EU Foreign Policy Chief Catherine Ashton in a joint statement after over two weeks of talks stressed the need for more efforts and time to reach an agreement with the world powers over Tehran's nuclear program.

Zarif and Ashton who presided the negotiating sides, emphasized at the end of Iran-G5+1 negotiations that they had held different sessions in different forms and in a constructive atmosphere to reach a final comprehensive agreement.

Due to certain differences over some fundamental issues the two sides agreed to extend the Joint Plan of Action by November 24, they added.