Iran’s foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei says the relevant institutions are meeting as they are in the “final stages of summarising the text of the memorandum of understanding (MoU)”, Al Jazeera reports.

Baghaei has said he cannot comment on the time and place of the possible MoU signing, adding that they must wait for the “final decision to be made internally”.

“I cannot confirm any of the speculations about the text of the understandings,” he explains, adding that the “fact that details of the diplomatic process cannot be discussed does not mean the people are not privy to it”.

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