TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has said that “drafting Iran deal is moving forward”.

He made the remarks in a twitter message on Sunday.
“Drafting Iran deal is moving forward. Hard work, and many brackets, remain. Determined to end this manufactured crisis and open new horizons,” he stated.

Since Thursday Iran and the 5+1 group (the five permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany) have started drafting a comprehensive nuclear deal in New York.

Iranian deputy foreign ministers Abbas Araqchi and Majid Takht-Ravanchi and EU political director Helga Schmid are present in the talks, IRNA reported.

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