Iran: the hope of an agreement after twelve years of negotiations

Iran and the powers of the group 5 + 1 they will reach an agreement on the nuclear issue? Meeting in Lausanne, Switzerland, delegations started the last round of negotiations. The head of Iranian diplomacy was optimistic about the possibility of reaching an agreement by Tuesday. But Mohammad Javad Zarif, the ball is now in the court of Westerners. "Iran has made a decision, a political decision, which is to engage with dignity. I think our partners must also make decisions. I think they realized that both sanctions, pressure and agreement do not go together. ''

For Westerners, the challenge is to ensure that Iran does not produce the atomic bomb under cover of its civilian nuclear program. Discussions included achopent the will of Tehran to continue its research and development activities.

As noted by the head of the German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, the time has come to put an end to nearly twelve years of negotiations: '' We're like facing a mountain top, he said: the last meters are the most difficult but also the most decisive. ''

From our correspondent in Switzerland,

Reihaneh Mazaheri: '' An agreement is possible in Lausanne, but it will take both parties manage to overcome the main sticking points. ''