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Iran Sees Implementation Of Nuclear Deal Starting By Early Jan
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif speaks to the media about the deal that has been reached between six world powers and Iran at the International Conference Centre of Geneva in Geneva November 24, 2013. PHOTO BY REUTERS
29/11/2013
(Reuters) - The implementation of a landmark nuclear agreement between Iran and six world powers is expected to begin in late December or early January, Iran's envoy to the United Nations nuclear agency said on Friday.
Under the November 24 interim accord, Iran agreed to curb its nuclear program in exchange for limited sanctions relief.
Asked when he expected the six-month agreement to start, Ambassador Reza Najafi told reporters: "We expect that either the end of December or beginning of January we should start implementing the measures agreed by both sides."
The agreement - reached on Sunday after more than four days of negotiations between Iran and the United States, France, Russia, China, Britain and Germany - was designed to buy time for negotiations on a final settlement of the decade-old nuclear dispute.
(Reporting by Fredrik Dahl; editing by Andrew Roche)
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