Two days after the June 30 deadline, top negotiators involved in Iran's nuclear talks will attempt to confront political issues holding them back from a deal, European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said on Thursday.
"We're moving forward, but we're not there yet," Mogherini told reporters here. "Today (Thursday) we will have the chance of checking some political issues that are still open," she added.
She noted the visit of Yukiya Amano, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), to Teheran "is something very important", Xinhua news agency reported
US State Department deputy spokeswoman Marie Harf announced on Tuesday that fresh rounds of nuclear talks would take place from June 30 to July 7.
Iran and the P5+1 group of world powers -- the US, Britain, France, Russia, China, plus Germany -- agreed on a framework of understanding in April, and set June 30 as the deadline for concluding a final deal, after missing two previous deadlines in June and November.
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