Tehran (IP) - Iran’s initiatives have brought Vienna talks back on track in a constructive atmosphere, and the negotiations are proceeding in the right direction, the Iranian Foreign Minister said.

Iran PressIran News: "It is now up to the Western side to show good faith and commitment for a good deal," Hossein Amir-abdollahian tweeted on Friday.

Earlier on Thursday, Amirabdollahian said that a good agreement in the eighth round of Vienna is possible if the Western parties show serious will.

"We want the lifting of sanctions imposed on Iran by Trump, especially those contrary to the nuclear agreement," Amirabdollahian said.

Amir-abdollahian further said that "we want guarantees that include not imposing new sanctions and not returning the current sanctions after they are lifted".

He regarded Iran's oil exports and access to its revenues as among these guarantees.

Amir-abdollahian also said that there is currently an informal exchange of messages with the Americans in Vienna with the aim of facilitating negotiations.

"We hear good words from the American delegation in Vienna, but it is important to see serious measures," the Iranian foreign minister added.

The eighth round of talks, the first under Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi, resumed on Monday.

In a telephone conversation with his Norwegian counterpart Anniken Huitfeldt on Thursday night, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian described the general atmosphere in Vienna as "positive" and said: "If the parties return to their full obligations under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) Iran will also stop its remedial measures."

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