• Iran: Nuclear deal can be done says Hague
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[QUOTE]A deal can be reached with Iran to curb its nuclear programme, UK Foreign Secretary William Hague has said. The outline of an agreement was "on the table" although he acknowledged current talks were "formidably difficult". The international community has long suspected Iran of aspiring to have nuclear weapons but it says it is only enriching uranium for civil purposes. Talks between Iran and the five UN Security Council members, plus Germany, ended without resolution on Saturday. But Mr Hague told the BBC's Andrew Marr show that he believed progress had been made in Geneva and it was vital to keep up the momentum. 'Some gaps' "On the question of will it happen in the next few weeks, there is a good chance of that. A deal is on the table and it can be done. But it is a formidably difficult negotiation, I can't say exactly when it will conclude," he said. Asked why the negotiations had apparently stalled, Mr Hague said there were "still some gaps" between Iran and other leading members of the international community, including the US, UK and Russia. He said: "They are narrow gaps. You asked what went wrong, I would say that a great deal went right. "This is a very difficult negotiation but it's fundamental to international peace and security over the next few years so we have to persist."[/QUOTE] [url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-24888429[/url]
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