Still room for nuclear talks with Iran: diplomat

April 08, 2013 23:35

There is still room for talks with Tehran over its disputed nuclear programme but the run-up to Iranian presidential elections in June complicates the situation, a Western diplomat said today.

"There is enough substance for these negotiations to continue," said the diplomat after the latest round of talks between world powers and Iran failed to reach an accord despite early hopes of progress. "I would not expect a breakdown," the diplomat added.

The sticking point at the talks in the Kazakh capital Almaty were demands that Tehran curb its uranium enrichment activities to levels in keeping with civilian needs in return for the easing of Western sanctions which are biting ever deeper.

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