News - Middle East: A senior official in Iran’s Foreign Ministry says relative progress has been made during the new round of talks on the revival of the 2015 nuclear deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).

Quoted by Iran’s official IRNA news agency on Monday, the unnamed official said during this round of talks in the Austrian capital Vienna, Iran informed the opposite parties of its positions and “relative advances were made on a number of issues.”

He added that the EU deputy foreign policy chief, Enrique Mora, has offered several ideas on a number of outstanding issues to the negotiations parties in view of the discussions held in the past three days.

“As soon as we received these ideas, we informed him of our answers and primary considerations. Naturally, such issues need more comprehensive discussions and we will convey our additional views and considerations to the [JCPOA] coordinator and other parties,” the official said.

The official added, “There is no doubt that the most basic principle for us is to safeguard the rights and meet the interests of the Iranian nation.”

The official concluded by saying that the main priority of Iran’s negotiating team is to restore the Iranian nation’s rights, meet its interests, guarantee sustainable implementation of commitments by the opposite side and prevent repetition of the United States’ illegal moves.