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          Kerry: Don't Want 'Just Any Deal' With Iran on Nuclear Issue

   by VOA News

   U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says the "stakes are high" on
   reaching an agreement with Iran on its nuclear program, and that
   negotiators "don't want just any deal."

   He told reporters in Lausanne, Switzerland Saturday that important gaps
   remain in reaching an agreement, and that fundamental decisions must be
   made now.

   Kerry made the comments just before heading to London for discussions
   with the P5 plus 1 group that has been negotiating with Iran. Talks
   with Iran will resume next week.

   Earlier Saturday, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said it is possible
   to have an agreement with world powers about its nuclear capabilities.
   While acknowledging differences still remain, Rohani said "there is
   nothing than cannot be resolved."

   "Shared points of view emerged in some of the areas where there had
   been a difference of opinion," the president was quoted as saying by
   IRNA, the state news agency, a day after nuclear talks between Iran and
   world powers, including the U.S., broke off, allowing the Iranian
   delegation to return home following the death of the president's
   mother.

   Earlier Saturday, President Rouhani speaking to the country in a taped,
   televised address to commemorate Nowruz, the Persian New Year, said
   that foreign powers have learned that the best way to deal with Iran is
   with "respect" instead of "threats and sanctions."

   "World countries and big powers have realized that threats and
   sanctions are ineffective and the correct approach is to show
   understanding, agreement and respect towards the Iranian nation," he
   said. "We have stabilized the nuclear rights of this nation. We have
   broken apart the organization of sanctions and this nation will be
   successful in achieving its lofty goals."

   The parties have been meeting in Lausanne.

   Iran and the P5 plus 1 nations - Britain, China, France, Russia, the
   United States and Germany - face a March 31 deadline for a framework
   agreement.

   Under an agreement, Iran would limit its uranium enrichment to prevent
   it from building a nuclear bomb. In exchange, the world powers would
   lift the sanctions that have wrecked the Iranian economy.

   Iran denies wanting a bomb and insists its nuclear program is for
   peaceful civilian purposes.

   White House officials say President Barack Obama spoke to French
   President Francois Hollande Friday by telephone. They agreed that Iran
   must take steps to resolve the remaining issues in the nuclear talks.

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