Iran: The European Union will offer Iran a detailed proposal by the end of July on how to resolve their differences over Tehran's nuclear programme, Iran's chief negotiator, Hassan Rohani, said yesterday.
At the end of three hours of talks in Geneva, Mr Rohani said he was confident a final deal between the sides could be achieved in a reasonably short time.
"We believe that we could reach a reasonable agreement within a reasonably short time," he said.
Iranian negotiators would be reporting back to the Tehran government on the EU offer, he added.
In return, Iran gave guarantees in the meeting with the foreign ministers of Britain, France and Germany that it would stick by an accord not to resume sensitive nuclear activities.
"We will remain committed to all our promises," Rohani said.
Iran says its nuclear programme is purely for generating electricity.
But the United States says Iran is using its nuclear programme as a veil to develop atomic weapons.
The EU, led by Britain, France and Germany has tried to mediate.
Washington wants Tehran referred to the United Nations Security Council for possible sanctions if it does not agree to give up the programme.