Iran and big powers hint at nuclear talks concessions
Worldwide, Daily news | ankakh | February 26, 2013 18:19The first meeting in eight months between Iran and the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council plus Germany – the “P5+1” – aims to resolve a dispute that threatens to trigger another war in the Middle East.
The negotiations in the city of Almaty – which follow inconclusive meetings last year in Istanbul, Baghdad and Moscow – were expected to run through Tuesday and Wednesday.
But with the Islamic Republic’s political elite preoccupied with worsening infighting before a presidential election in June, few believe the meeting will yield a quick breakthrough.
A U.S. official said on Monday that the powers’ updated offer to Iran – a modified version of one rejected by Iran last year – would take into account its recent nuclear advances, but also take “some steps in the sanctions arena”.
This would address some of Iran’s concerns but not meet its demand that all sanctions be lifted, the official said.
In Almaty, a source close to the Iranian negotiating team said on Tuesday that Iran would put up a counterproposal.
“Depending on what proposal we receive from the other side we will present our own proposal of the same weight,” the source told reporters. “The continuation of talks depends on how this exchange of proposals goes forward.”
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