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Iran nuclear deal: Turkey hopes Russia won't adopt negative stance in talks

Iran nuclear deal: Turkey hopes Russia won't adopt negative stance in talks
Speaking to reporters, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu Cavusoglu said any negative stance by Russia would impact everyone, including Moscow.
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Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu spoke with reporters after a diplomacy forum [OZAN KOSE/AFP/Getty-archive]

hopes will not take a negative stance during talks to revive a 2015 Iran nuclear deal after a last-minute demand by Moscow forced talks to pause, Foreign Minister said on Sunday.

Negotiators have reached the final stages of discussions to restore the deal, which lifted sanctions on Iran in return for curbs on its nuclear programme, long seen by the West as a cover for developing atomic bombs.

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But Russian demands of guarantees to protect its trade with Iran after it was hit with a slew of sanctions over its risked a collapse of talks.

Speaking to reporters in the southern city of Antalya after a diplomacy forum, Cavusoglu said any negative stance by Moscow would impact everyone, including Russia.

(Reuters)

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