伊朗外长:核谈判取得重大进展

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Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif said Thursday there was "significant progress" in negotiations on the country\'s nuclear program, but that Iran and a group of world powers did not yet have an agreement.

Zarif spoke to reporters in Lausanne, Switzerland, during a break in the talks, which continued for a second day past the original midnight Tuesday deadline for reaching a framework deal curbing Iran\'s nuclear activity in exchange for sanctions relief.

Zarif met for several hours early Thursday with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and experts from the Iranian and international delegations.

U.S. State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf said late Wednesday that the two sides were making progress but "have not reached a political understanding."

If Iran and the group that includes the U.S., Britain, China, France, Russia and Germany agree on a framework, they would then proceed to crafting a final deal by a June 30 deadline.

扎里夫是在瑞士城市洛桑举行的谈判间歇时对记者做出上述表示的。双方本来把星期二午夜设为达成框架协议的最后期限，目前谈判已经进入最后期限过后的第二天。签订协议的目的是对伊朗核项目加以限制，作为交换条件，国际社会取消对伊朗的经济制裁。

星期四早上，扎里夫与美国国务卿克里以及伊朗和各国代表团的专家们进行了数小时会谈。

美国国务院发言人哈夫星期三晚间说，双方在谈判中取得了进展，但尚未达成政治谅解。

如果伊朗与六强国达成一项框架协议，双方将争取在6月30日最后期限前达成一项最终协议。六强国包括美国、英国、中国、法国、俄罗斯和德国。