Foreign Minister Prince Faisal Points Out, Saudi Arabia Hopes for Progress, Iran Stalling at Vienna Talks

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The minister said the Kingdom was in constant contact with parties to the talks in Vienna, and the feedback does not lead to optimism.

On Tuesday, Riyadh — Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal Bin Farhan said; Iran appeared to be stalling in talks at Vienna with global powers to salvage a nuclear pact and hoped for early progress.

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Addressing a press conference following the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit here on Tuesday evening; the minister said the Kingdom was in constant contact with parties to the talks in Vienna, and the feedback does not lead to optimism.

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“So far, the reports show there is some stalling by Iran, and we hope this will turn to progress soon. The GCC states prefer to be part of the talks; that would be open to any mechanism that addresses their concerns,” he said.

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Prince Faisal bin Farhan affirmed that the Vienna negotiations currently do not lead to optimism. On the contrary, a hard Iranian position appears to have reversed what was agreed upon in the previous rounds of talks.

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“We want a long and comprehensive nuclear agreement with Iran, and we hope the negotiations will succeed. We want a normal relationship with Iran, and that depends on it; ” he said while stressing that Iran’s hard-line position in the Vienna negotiations is worrisome.

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