2 Apr 2015 16:12

Unilateral sanctions remain stumbling block in Iran talks - Russian diplomat

MOSCOW. April 2 (Interfax) - The participants in the negotiations between the P5+1 group of countries and Iran in Lausanne have come to a common understanding as regards the future of the UN Security Council's sanctions against Iran, while the lifting of the unilateral sanctions from the country remains a substantial stumbling block, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich said.

"A mechanism for lifting the unilateral sanctions from Iran still remains a serious matter of controversy," Lukashevich said at a news briefing in Moscow.

"As concerns the sanctions imposed by the UN Security Council, the participants in the negotiations and Russia have an understanding on the matter," he added.