The meetings of the first day of the sixth round of negotiations to revive the nuclear agreement with Iran concluded in the Austrian capital Vienna on Saturday, amid talk of progress and the insistence of the participating parties to reach an agreement despite the difficulties and outstanding issues.

The European Union confirmed - in a statement - that the participants in this tour will continue their discussions with the aim of the United States returning to the agreement signed with Iran in 2015, and the compliance of all parties with their obligations.

European Union spokesman, Alain Matton, revealed that Vienna's negotiations related to the nuclear agreement with Iran are making progress, with the end of the first day of the sixth round.

Mattoon explained that the assistant foreign ministers of the concerned countries agreed at the end of their meeting, today, to stay in Vienna to continue negotiations that will be intensified, and include various political and technical levels.

For his part, the Russian delegate to international organizations in Vienna, Mikhail Ulyanov, said before the start of today's meeting that no one knows whether this tour is the last.

But all negotiators hope so.

At the conclusion of the meetings of the first day of the new round, Ulyanov said that the participating parties confirmed their desire to reach an agreement as soon as possible.

The Chinese delegate considered that lifting US sanctions on Iran is a key key to the desired solution (Reuters)

In turn, the Chinese delegate to the Vienna negotiations, Wang Kun, considered that lifting US sanctions on Iran represents a key key to the desired solution from the Vienna negotiations, and indicated that action must be taken in this context.

Iran's position

For his part, the chief Iranian negotiator in the Vienna negotiations, Abbas Araqchi, said that he does not expect an agreement to be reached in this round.

Araqchi considered - in statements to Iranian media - that his country is not in a hurry to reach an agreement, but it is not wasting time, as he put it.

He stressed that the negotiations are not linked to any events in the country and are not linked to the elections, stressing that the Iranian delegation will continue to negotiate until it gets what it wants, because the time is not set for it.

The chief Iranian negotiator had anticipated today's meeting by saying that there are still major issues pending, and no one can say for sure whether this round will be the last.

Araqchi described the US sanctions as economic terrorism.

According to diplomatic sources, the main points of contention focus on the issue of US sanctions imposed on Iran, as Tehran requires the lifting of all sanctions, which the previous US administration re-imposed after its withdrawal from the agreement in 2018, while the United States wants to maintain a number of sanctions, which it says are not linked to the nuclear deal.

A call for flexibility

In turn, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas urged all parties to show flexibility in the talks on the Iran nuclear deal with the start of its sixth round.

"It's about flexibility and pragmatism on all sides involved," Maas told Reuters, adding that "procrastination is not in anyone's interest."

Talks between Iran and world powers aim to revive the 2015 nuclear agreement, which former US President Donald Trump withdrew from three years after its conclusion, and reimposed sanctions that halted Iranian oil exports, and Tehran responded by reducing its commitments to restrictions on its nuclear program under the agreement.

The latest round of indirect talks is about how the two sides can re-comply with the agreement, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.

The United States said, on Thursday, that it had lifted sanctions imposed on 3 former Iranian officials and two companies that had previously traded in Iranian petrochemicals, a move that a US official described as routine;

But it may demonstrate Washington's willingness to ease sanctions when justified.

The global oil market is closely watching the talks, as additional oil quantities will affect prices.