White House spokesman Eric Schultz said that there are still serious gaps to overcome in the talks on the Iranian nuclear issue in Vienna.


MOSCOW, November 22 (Sputnik) � There are still serious gaps to�overcome in�the talks on�the Iranian nuclear issue in�Vienna, the White House has announced.

"Obviously, the deadline is Monday, and our folks there are working furiously to�meet it� Serious gaps do remain," White House spokesman Eric Schultz said Friday as�quoted by�AFP.

Meanwhile, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov stressed Friday that for�a compromise to�be reached in�the Iran nuclear talks, all sides need to�cooperate, if not meet each other half way.

The final round�of talks on�the Iranian nuclear issue between�Tehran and the�P5+1 groupof�international negotiators, which comprises Russia, the United States, the United Kingdom, France, China and Germany, began in�Vienna on�Tuesday.

During talks in�Geneva in�November 2013, the P5+1 group agreed to�reach a long-term comprehensive agreement with�Tehran by�July 2014, guaranteeing the peaceful nature of�the Iranian nuclear program. The deadline for�the deal was later extended to�November 24.

The West has been accusing Iran of�developing nuclear weapons under�the guise of�a civilian nuclear program. Tehran has denied these claims, stressing that its nuclear development is for�civilian purposes only, such as�meeting the country's growing energy needs.

By Sputnik News

 

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