Rouhani: No rush for final deal with powers

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani underlined that the country is not in a rush to reach a final agreement with the world powers, although it believes that such an agreement will be beneficial to both sides. "We are in no hurry, neither in negotiations nor in reaching the final agreement. However, we believe that reaching a conclusion would benefit both sides,” Rouhani said in a press conference in Shanghai on Thursday. "The Iranian nation seeks constructive interaction with the world and well understands the language of logic," he said. "We expect the world to respect the international rules and act within the framework of human rights standards," Rouhani stressed. Tehran and the world powers are now in talks to compile a final comprehensive deal which has a deadline of July 20 and can be extended for another 6 months after coordination and talks between the two sides. Representatives of Iran and the Group 5+1 (the US, Russia, China, Britain and France plus Germany) wrapped up their fourth round of talks in Vienna on Friday. The seven nations have been discussing ways to iron out differences and start drafting a final deal that would end the West’s dispute with Iran over the country’s nuclear energy program. Iran says there has been no tangible progress in writing the draft text of the agreement and it blamed the US for the failure, saying Washington has made excessive demands beyond the agreements made in the previous rounds of talks.