A Western diplomat told reporters on condition of anonymity: “On the core issues we remain pretty far apart”. “On enrichment, we are not there yet. On sanctions, we are not there yet,” he added.
The talks would likely continue in the coming weeks, though no date and venue have been set, the diplomat said, according to the Reuters.
A senior Iranian official of the Iranian regime had a similarly sober assessment of the talks, the report said.
“Despite hours of talks and meetings, there has not been progress to overcome major differences, not even one inch,” the official said.
Meanwhile, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius told journalists on Friday on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York: “At this time as I speak, there is no significant progress” in talks which opened last Friday.
“We will be quickly meeting again. We regret that there has been no progress,” said Fabius.