TEHRAN, Iran:  The talks in Vienna, Austria, on the restoration of a 2015 nuclear deal are on a "good path," according to Iran's Foreign Minister. Hossein Amir-Abdollahian told the media on the sidelines of a Tuesday ceremony that "we have a single and joint document, on which the Iranian negotiation team is focusing," according to the Iranian Foreign Ministry's website.

The other parties to the deal, according to Iran's top diplomat, are likewise focusing on the concerns "we placed in the text," which are the points of contention between the two sides. According to Amir-Abdollahian, Enrique Mora, the European Union's Deputy Foreign Policy Chief, has been working hard to play a coordination role.

He went on to say that if the other countries, which include France, the United Kingdom, China, Russia, and Germany, continue to negotiate with goodwill, a favourable agreement will be reached in the near future.

The eighth round of talks between Iran and the five signatories began in Vienna on Monday in an attempt to resurrect the 2015 nuclear deal, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, which the US pulled out of in 2018 under former President Donald Trump, who then reimposed sweeping sanctions on Iran.

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