17 Dec 2014 22:16

Fears that P5+1, Iran would harden their line after Nov 24 prove untrue - Russian deputy FM

MOSCOW. Dec 17 (Interfax) - Moscow is satisfied with the fact that the parties in the negations on the Iranian nuclear issue have not taken harder lines after November 24 when they failed to reach a comprehensive agreement.

"The fact that the parties had failed to agree in Vienna by the set deadline, November 24, made us worry. We had fears that after the term of the joint plan approved in Geneva last year was extended the parties may roll back their positions and harden their lines. We note with satisfaction that this did not happen," Deputy Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov told Interfax on Wednesday.