World powers close to Iran deal - report

World power foreign ministers are expected to agree on a new draft sanctions resolution against Iran at a meeting in Germany …

World power foreign ministers are expected to agree on a new draft sanctions resolution against Iran at a meeting in Germany on January 22nd, a French diplomatic source said today.

"The ministers should reach agreement tomorrow on a draft resolution to send to New York," the source said, declining to be named. "We are really very close to an agreement."

Foreign ministers from the United States, Britain, France, China, Russia and Germany are scheduled to meet in Berlin tomorrow to discuss a possible third UN sanctions resolution against Iran for refusing to halt sensitive nuclear work.

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