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LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Even as talks continue in Switzerland on Iran's nuclear program, negotiators don't even seem to be in agreement on what's supposed to happen today.
Iran's deputy foreign minister told reporters that if progress is made on the text of a joint statement, it could be issued by the end of the day -- but he's suggesting that it would contain no specifics.
A senior Western official quickly pushed back, saying that nothing about a statement had been decided. And the official said Iran's negotiating partners would not accept a document that contains no details.
Yesterday, diplomats abandoned a midnight deadline to reach the outline of a deal, and agreed to press on.
According to a tweet from Germany's Foreign Ministry, there's "visible" progress at the talks, although nothing has been agreed to.
Iran says there are still differences on the timing of sanctions relief for his country. The Iranian negotiator also says there are disagreements over Iran's research and development related to uranium enrichment.
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148-c-08-(Matt Lee, AP correspondent)-"can say publicly"-AP correspondent Matt Lee reports that the negotiators are at odds even over finding the right words to say about the nuclear negotiations. (1 Apr 2015)
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147-c-21-(Matt Lee, AP correspondent)-"details in it"-AP correspondent Matt Lee reports as the Iran nuclear negotiations continue, the disagreements include trying to come up with the wording of a statement that would close this latest round of talks. (1 Apr 2015)
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APPHOTO LG1941: US Secretary of State John Kerry looks at the view of Lake Geneva from his hotel room as the Iran nuclear talks continue in Lausanne, Switzerland, Wednesday, April 1, 2015. Negotiations over Iran's nuclear program resumed Wednesday but were almost immediately beset by competing claims, just hours after diplomats abandoned a March 31 deadline to reach the outline of a deal and agreeing to press on. (AP Photo/Keystone, Laurent Gillieron) (1 Apr 2015)
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