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Talks begin on finalising Iran nuclear deal

22 April 2015 22:01 (UTC +04:00)

Baku-APA. Iran and major powers on Wednesday began the difficult process of finalising by June 30 a historic deal putting an Iranian nuclear bomb out of reach, three weeks after agreeing the main outlines, APA reports quoting Reuters.

Following a negotiating marathon in Switzerland, Iran agreed on April 2 to what US President Barack Obama called a "historic understanding... which, if fully implemented, will prevent (Iran) from obtaining a nuclear weapon."

This will include Iran dramatically scaling back its nuclear activities and submitting those that remain to what Obama described the "most robust and intrusive inspections and transparency regime ever negotiated".

In return, the United States and five other major powers committed to lift certain sanctions that have caused the Islamic republic of 75 million people major economic pain.

The accord, if completed and implemented, would draw to a close a crisis that has been raging since Iran's nuclear activities was first revealed some 12 years ago. It denies wanting the bomb.