Landmark deal on Iran nuclear program expectedJuly 14, 2015 - 08:52 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A global landmark agreement on the Iranian nuclear program is expected on Tuesday morning, marking the culmination of 12 years of on-off diplomacy, and potentially the beginning of a new era in relations between Iran and the West, the Guardian reports. An announcement on the agreement would come on the 18th day of almost uninterrupted negotiations in Vienna, involving foreign ministers from seven countries and the EU’s foreign policy chief, Federica Mogherini. The ministers – from Iran, the U.S., UK, Russia, China, France and Germany – are expected to issue a statement and appear for a photo mid-morning, followed some time later by a press conference, according to the Guardian. At some point President Obama and his Iranian counterpart, Hassan Rouhani, will make statements from their capitals. It is not clear how much of the estimated 100 pages of text, including five annexes, will be published on Tuesday. Much of the outline of the agreement is already known, having been provisionally settled in Lausanne in April, the Guardian says. It involves Iran accepting curbs on its nuclear program in return for sanctions relief, but many of the critical, politically-charged details will only be made public on Tuesday. In particular, it will become clear whether the arms embargo and missile program restrictions on Iran will remain in place and at what point the agreement will be codified as a UN security council resolution. On Monday, the Iranian president’s office was forced to delete a premature tweet in his name that appeared to welcome a nuclear agreement which had yet to materialize. The deleted tweet on the English-language account under president Hassan Rouhani’s name declared: “#IranDeal is the victory of diplomacy & mutual respect over the outdated paradigm of exclusion & coercion. And this is a good beginning.” Soon after, a new tweet was posted in its place, adding the word ‘if’ at the beginning. Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. Ucom equips four bus stops in Ijevan with free Wi-Fi Ucom now provides free Wi-Fi coverage in smart bus stops in four communities of Ijevan. Armenia, Russia discuss life extension of Metsamor nuclear plant Issues regarding the extension of life of the 2nd power unit of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant were discussed in Yerevan. Armenians stage more campaigns against territorial concessions to Azerbaijan Protesters blocked more roads across Armenia on Friday, April 26 in continuing attempts to scuttle territorial concessions to Azerbaijan. |