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UK Foreign Secretary William Hague: "A deal is on the table and it can be done"
A deal can be reached with Iran to curb its nuclear programme, UK Foreign Secretary William Hague has said.
The outline of an agreement was "on the table" although he acknowledged current talks were "formidably difficult".
The international community has long suspected Iran of aspiring to have nuclear weapons but it says it is only enriching uranium for civil purposes.
Talks between Iran and the five UN Security Council members, plus Germany, ended without resolution on Saturday.
But Mr Hague told the BBC's Andrew Marr show he believed progress had been made in Geneva and it was vital to keep up the momentum.
'Some gaps'"On the question of will it happen in the next few weeks, there is a good chance of that. A deal is on the table and it can be done. But it is a formidably difficult negotiation, I can't say exactly when it will conclude," he said.
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End Quote William Hague Foreign SecretaryThis is a very difficult negotiation but it's fundamental to international peace"
Asked why the negotiations had apparently stalled, Mr Hague said there were "still some gaps" between Iran and other leading members of the international community, including the US, UK and Russia.
He said: "They are narrow gaps. You asked what went wrong, I would say that a great deal went right.
"This is a very difficult negotiation but it's fundamental to international peace and security over the next few years so we have to persist."
Under the deal floated in Geneva, Iran could freeze expansion of its nuclear activity in return for limited relief from international sanctions which have been in place for years.
Iran has said all sides can "build on" the dialogue in Geneva and there was "the impetus to reach an agreement".
Analysis
It was striking to see the respective chief negotiators Mohmamad Javad Zarif and Lady Ashton walk in together to deliver a joint final statement. They appeared to be relaxed in each other's company.
But it's also clear that they have not reached a deal. Serious differences clearly remain. The two negotiators wouldn't reveal what those differences were. Instead they agreed to meet again.
These three days of talks were the most intensive negotiations about Iran's nuclear programme for many years. It's worth noting in particular the fact that the US Secretary of State John Kerry took part in more than eight hours of direct talks with his Iranian counterpart.
This marked the most extensive high-level contact between the US and Iran since the 1979 Islamic revolution. That, in itself, counts as something of a breakthrough.
But Israel has criticised the alleged offer put to Tehran as "dangerous" and said it would press the US and other world powers to "avoid a bad deal".
But Mr Hague said the members of the UN Security Council were "clearly united" and it was clear the parties were "closer together now" than before the three days of talks.
"We were all saying the same thing to Iran and supporting the same deal and that is something for the Iranians to think carefully about," he added.
Meanwhile, a member of Jordan's ruling family has said there is the potential for a "really serious breakthrough" at the next scheduled talks on 20 November.
Prince Hassan Bin Talal told the Dermot Murnaghan show on Sky News there were "many enemies" who stood in the way of a possible agreement but a resolution would have major implications for the security of the region.
"I think this is the first step towards a regional architecture for a conference on security and co-operation," he said.
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