We have now come to the phase of writing the agreement and we have also agreed on certain issues, but it is not yet clear if we can achieve the result tonight,? Zarif said Saturday evening, following a reported 5-hour trilateral meeting between US Secretary of State John Kerry, EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton and himself over the contents of a draft agreement.
?Now we have to work on the details. There are some differences over certain issues,? Zarif added during a break in the meeting, which is set to resume later Saturday.
Zarif?s comments were cited by Iran?s Fars News Agency.
The Iranian foreign minister is also set to meet Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov later Saturday.
Earlier, Iran?s deputy foreign minister warned that an initial ?first-stage? agreement on Iran?s nuclear program must be reached and signed Saturday or the talks will move to a new round at a later stage.
?The negotiations will not go on tomorrow [Sunday]. Either they end tonight or there is another round,? Abbas Araqchi said, on the third day of negotiations, despite earlier reports that the talks could continue Sunday as world powers and Tehran try to hammer out a breakthrough deal.
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