Iran's foreign minister says meetings on draft deal Thursday
By Associated Press
Apr 29, 2015 12:15 PM CDT
Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif is interviewed by David Ignatius of the Washington Post, during his appearance, hosted by the Center on International Cooperation, at New York University, Wednesday, April 29, 2015. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)   (Associated Press)

NEW YORK (AP) — Iran's foreign minister says his country and world powers will meet Thursday to start bringing together the elements of a draft on a comprehensive nuclear deal.

He also says meetings will start on Monday in Europe to finalize all its elements.

Foreign Minister Javad Zarif told an event in New York that even though Iran certainly wants to meet the June 30 deadline for an agreement, "no time deadline is sacrosanct."

He spoke after meeting with Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday.

Zarif says Iran expects U.N. sanctions to be lifted within a few days of a deal.

And he expects President Barack Obama will have to stop implementing the U.S. sanctions on his country. Zarif says, "How he does is his problem."

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