New Impetus Needed to Strike Final Deal in Vienna

(FNA)- Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said Iran and the six major world powers (the US, Russia, China, France, Britain and Germany) need fresh incentives to strike a final nuclear deal.

“Without a new impetus, it would be extremely difficult to achieve a result,” Ryabkov told reporters on Thursday.

He called on the negotiating sides not to miss the opportunity and reach a deal before it is too late, and said, "None of the sides to the ongoing nuclear negotiations want to prolong the talks."

Iran and the six major world powers are in Vienna to hold their 10th round of negotiations in the Austrian capital. They have already had 9 rounds of nuclear talks after inking an interim agreement in Geneva on November 24, 2013, and have only less than one week to strike a final deal before the November 24 deadline.

They have already held one round of talks in Muscat, Oman, seven rounds in Vienna, and one more round in New York and on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly.

The Geneva agreement took effect on January 20 and expired six months later on July 20. In July, Tehran and the six countries agreed to extend negotiations until November 24 after they failed to reach an agreement on a number of key issues.