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Tuesday 12 Jan 2016 - 13:00 Makkah mean time-2-4-1437
Mogherini in a joint press conference with Czech FM Zaorálek (AFP image)
Prague (IINA) – European Union Foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said here on Monday during a visit to the Czech Republic that the EU has no firm timeframe for lifting sanctions on Iran and the move could come "soon".
"There is no set date yet. The date is going to be related to the full implementation of all the steps that need to be taken," Mogherini said at a news conference after meeting Czech Foreign Minister Lubomír Zaorálek here in Prague.
"I can tell you that my expectation is that this day could come rather soon. The implementation of the agreements is proceeding well," she added.
Mogherini stressed, according to AFP, that it is necessary that all steps agreed have to be "properly done," including the work of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). But after consulting recently the foreign ministers of Iran and the United States she believes "things are going well" and the sanctions might be lifted "rather soon."
IAEA is supposed to verify Iran's compliance with its commitments under the nuclear deal, in return for the lifting of international economic sanctions as part of the deal.
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