Iran and the P5+1 group of world powers are not close to an agreement in a run for an immediate deadline by the end of March, Iran's Foreign Minister, Mohammad-Javad Zarif, said in Switzerland.
"We are not close to an agreement, but we are moving forward," Zarif told reporters following the intensive talks with his US counterpart John Kerry in Lausanne of Switzerland on Friday, Xinhua reported citing Iran's student news agency ISNA.
The agreement depends on the other sides' political will, he said, adding that they should choose between continuing pressures on Iran or political will to an agreement with the Iran.
New round of talks resumed on Thursday between Iran and the P5+ 1 group, namely the US, China, Russia, France and Britain plus Germany, to reach a framework agreement by the end of this month.
Foreign ministers from other members of the P5+1 group are expected to join the talks later the week, a sign that a possible framework agreement might be within reach.
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