Trump says 'talks are going very well': Immediate denial from Tehran

As diplomatic contacts continue in the Middle East, consecutive statements regarding the nuclear process between the US and Iran have drawn attention. While the Washington administration announced that positive progress is being made in the talks, the Tehran administration stated that the official negotiation process has not yet started.

Statements regarding the contacts held in Qatar revealed the two countries' differing assessments of the process.

TRUMP: "WE ARE GETTING ALONG VERY WELL WITH IRAN"

US President Donald Trump stated in his remarks regarding the ongoing contacts in Qatar that the talks are following a positive course.

Trump said, "The Iran talks are going very well, we are getting along very well with Iran. The latest meetings in Qatar also went very well. In particular, the process of denuclearizing Iran is progressing quite well. They have had very good talks, we will all see the final result together."

While Trump made optimistic assessments regarding the progress of the process, he said that the final result would emerge in the coming period.

DIFFERENT STATEMENT FROM IRAN

In the assessment made by Iran following Trump's statements, it was stated that the official negotiation process had not yet begun.

Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi confirmed that working groups have been established with the aim of reaching a final agreement with the US.

However, contrary to Trump's assessments, Gharibabadi stated that actual negotiations have not yet begun within the scope of these mechanisms.

Gharibabadi made the statement, "No negotiation process has started yet within the framework of these mechanisms."

WORKING GROUPS ESTABLISHED

The Iranian official stated that the working groups established between the two countries are preparing for possible negotiations to be conducted in the coming period.

Gharibabadi conveyed that the necessary preparations for the working groups to operate are ongoing.

MEDIATORS CONTINUE CONTACTS

Gharibabadi said that discussions regarding when and where the working groups will meet are continuing through mediators.

The Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister stated that if the necessary conditions are met, official negotiations will begin within the scope of the aforementioned working groups.

News Source: 12punto