Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said excessive demands by certain members of the P5+1 group have prevented a final accord on Tehran's nuclear energy program, the Press TV reported Tuesday.
"The [nuclear] negotiations have reached a sensitive phase and the Islamic republic of Iran has put various proposals on the [negotiating] table. Now it is the other side's turn to show its determination to reach an agreement," Zarif said.
The top Iranian diplomat made the remarks in a meeting with Dominique de Villepin, a former French prime minister and foreign minister, in the Iranian capital, Tehran.
"Unfortunately, excessive demands put forward by certain members [of the [P5+1] have so far hindered the achievement of an accord," Zarif added.
De Villepin, for his part, emphasized the importance of a final nuclear deal between Iran and the six world powers, adding that such an agreement will have an impact on the situation in the Middle East.
Iran is in talks with the P5+1 - the US, France, Britain, Russia, China and Germany -- to work out a final agreement aimed at ending the longstanding dispute over Tehran's civilian nuclear work before a November 24 deadline.