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Iran's Zarif Says Tehran, Washington Relation Not Linked to Nuclear Agreement

Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif is seen as he walks through a courtyard at the Beau Rivage Palace Hotel during an extended round of talks in Lausanne
Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif is seen as he walks through a courtyard at the Beau Rivage Palace Hotel during an extended round of talks in Lausanne / Reuters
April 2, 2015

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (Reuters) - Iran's foreign minister said on Thursday that reaching a nuclear deal with the six major powers will not mean normalizing of ties with its longtime foe the United States.

"Iran and U.S. relations have nothing to do with this, which was an attempt to resolve the nuclear issue ... We have serious differences with the United States," Mohammad Javad Zarif said after Iran and the powers reached a framework agreement on curbing Iran's nuclear program.

"We have built mutual distrust in the past.. .So what I hope is that through courageous implementation of this some of that trust could be remedied. But that is for us all to wait and see."

(Writing by Parisa Hafezi; Editing by Stephanie Nebehay)