Iran and the United States agreed in Geneva on “guiding principles” for talks, but more work needs to be done, Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Tuesday, APA reports citing CNN.
Tehran’s top diplomat said that the indirect talks with US special envoy Steve Witkoff and President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner were more “serious” than a previous round held earlier in Oman this month, describing them as “positive” but warning that an agreement will not be reached “quickly.”
“We are hopeful that we can get this work done quickly and we are able to spend time on it. But regardless when it comes to the text the work becomes more detailed and harder,” he told state television after a second round of talks concluded with the US in Geneva.
“We have reached understandings on the guiding principles, but the drafting and writing phase of the agreement will be more difficult,” he said, adding that the date for the next round of talks is yet to be set.
Araghchi said the two sides had agreed to prepare draft texts of an agreement and exchange them before the next round of talks.
“Right now we have a much clearer picture of what work needs to happen and what work needs to continue of course both sides still have work to do to get closer together but at least now we have a framework and a clearer path to go on,” he said.
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