Iran Press/Iran news: On Thursday, Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and the British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss discussed and exchanged views on some issues of common concern.
Regarding the talks on lifting sanctions on Iran in Vienna, the Iranian Foreign Minister said, referring to his conversations with his German counterpart and EU foreign policy chief in Munich: "We have made good progress in these talks, and the negotiating delegations in Vienna are working hard to reach a good agreement. At the same time, accelerating the agreement requires a serious will to make a courageous and realistic political decision on the part of the West to ensure Iran's interests, especially the objective lifting of sanctions, to reach a lasting agreement."
The head of Iran's diplomatic machinery expressed hope that the European countries present in the negotiations would play a constructive and desirable role in reaching an agreement with a realistic view.
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The two sides stressed that the repayment of the overdue debts of Britain to Iran is one of the main issues in between, and it is necessary to be appropriately settled as soon as possible and pay the debt of London to Tehran.
In this telephone conversation, while reviewing the latest state of bilateral relations and talks to resolve the debt problem to Iran, the British Foreign Secretary also explained London's views on this issue and the Vienna talks.
The British Foreign Secretary said that the growing relations between Britain and the Islamic Republic of Iran serve the interests of both countries.
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Truss added: "We have had good achievements in the negotiation process so far, but it is appropriate to complete the talks as soon as possible and reach an agreement desired by the parties."
In the end, Truss expressed hope that soon, with the continued cooperation of the parties and based on fundamental principles, bilateral issues between them, including consular issues related to prisoners and the payment of arrears to Tehran, will be resolved.
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