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divdiv class=story-body readability=71 span class=story-date#13; span class=date24 November 2013/span#13;span class=time-textLast updated at /spanspan class=time12:33 ET/span#13; #13;/span#13;#13; #13;#13;#13; #13; #13; #13; #13; p class=introduction id=story_continues_1Prime Minister David Cameron has hailed the temporary deal on Iran's nuclear programme as an important first step. /p#13; pIran was now further away from getting a nuclear weapon, he said, while insisting sanctions would be enforced robustly until a final deal./p#13; pIran agreed to curb some of its nuclear activities in return for £4.3bn in sanctions relief after days of talks./p#13; pThe US secretary of state and the UK foreign secretary paid tribute to each other's diplomatic efforts./p#13; pJohn Kerry joined William Hague at a joint news conference in London after the Geneva summit, telling reporters they would start discussing the next steps on curbing Iran's nuclear ambitions immediately. /p#13; pNow the really hard part begins, and that is the effort to get the comprehensive agreement, which will require enormous steps in terms of verification, transparency and accountability, Mr Kerry said./p#13; pThe two men are also meeting Libyan PM Ali Zeidan to discuss the security situation in his country. /p#13; pDespite the recent deal, there remain legitimate concerns about Iran's nuclear ambitions, Mr Hague had said earlier./p#13; span class=cross-head'Historic mistake'/span#13; !-- Embedding the video player --#13;!-- This is the embedded player component --#13;#13;#13; #13; #13;#13;#13;#13;!-- wwrights check --#13;!-- Empty country is used on test environment --#13;#13;#13;#13;div class=videoInStoryC readability=1#13; div id=emp-25075675-156251 class=emp#13; #13; #13; noscript#13; div class=warning readability=1#13; img class=holding src=http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/71313000/jpg/_71313133_71313132.jpg alt=Benjamin Netanyahu/pstrongPlease turn on JavaScript./strong Media requires JavaScript to play./p#13; /div#13; /noscript#13; #13; !-- embedding script --#13; #13; /div#13; !-- companion banner -- #13; #13; #13; #13; !-- END - companion banner --!-- caption --p class=captionBenjamin Netanyahu: This agreement has made the world a much more dangerous place/p#13; !-- END - caption --#13; #13; #13;#13;/div#13;!-- end of the embedded player component --#13;#13;!-- Player embedded -- pIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called the agreement a historic mistake./p#13; pToday the world became a much more dangerous place because the most dangerous regime in the world made a significant step in obtaining the most dangerous weapons in the world, he said./p#13; pA Saudi Arabian official said his government was very concerned about these negotiations with Iran, adding: There is a lot of worry right now about threats to the region. /p#13; div class=story-feature narrow#13; a class=hidden href=#story_continues_2Continue reading the main story/a h2 class=quote“spanStart Quote/span/h2#13;blockquote readability=1p class=first-childNegotiations were painstaking. Tomorrow hard work begins of implementing and building on the agreement”/p/blockquote#13;span class=endquoteEnd Quote/span#13; span class=quote-creditWilliam Hague/span#13; span class=quote-credit-titleUK foreign secretary/span#13;#13; /div p id=story_continues_2Mr Hague told BBC Radio 4's World This Weekend: They do all have very legitimate concerns about Iran's nuclear programme and it's not surprising that people will be sceptical about any agreement./p#13; pHe continued: After all, Iran also has a history of not revealing the truth about its nuclear programme to the rest of the world./p#13; pBut this is the first time that Iran has entered into an agreement with other nations, with the international community, about what to do about its nuclear programme. /p#13; pEarlier, he had described the deal as good for the whole world./p#13; !-- Embedding the video player --#13;!-- This is the embedded player component --#13;#13;#13; #13; #13;#13;#13;#13;!-- wwrights check --#13;!-- Empty country is used on test environment --#13;#13;#13;#13;div class=videoInStoryC readability=1#13; div id=emp-25077939-156252 class=emp#13; #13; #13; noscript#13; div class=warning readability=1#13; img class=holding src=http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/71312000/jpg/_71312954_71312614.jpg alt=William Hague/pstrongPlease turn on JavaScript./strong Media requires JavaScript to play./p#13; /div#13; /noscript#13; #13; !-- embedding script --#13; #13; /div#13; !-- companion banner -- #13; #13; #13; #13; !-- END - companion banner --!-- caption --p class=captionUK Foreign Secretary William Hague: It is certainly an important moment/p#13; !-- END - caption --#13; #13; #13;#13;/div#13;!-- end of the embedded player component --#13;#13;!-- Player embedded -- pWriting on Twitter, a href=https://twitter.com/WilliamJHagueMr Hague said/a it was an important and encouraging first-stage agreement with Iran. /p#13; pThis is an important moment, an encouraging moment, in our relations with Iran and in our efforts to prevent nuclear proliferation in the world, Mr Hague told journalists. /p#13; span class=cross-head'Mutual respect'/span#13; pThe deal would mean that Iran's nuclear programme won't be able to go forward over the next six months, over the six months of this agreement, and in some respects will be rolled back, Mr Hague continued. /p#13; pAnd that, we hope, will give us the opportunity to negotiate a comprehensive and final settlement of these issues./p#13; pIt is necessary and in the interests of the world for there to be an international agreement, about Iran's nuclear programme, that can lead then to a comprehensive settlement to us all being assured that that programme is exclusively for peaceful purposes./p#13; #13; pOn Twitter, the foreign secretary added: This agreement shows it is possible to work with Iran, and through diplomacy address intractable problems. /p#13; pTonight's agreement with Iran [is] good for the whole world, including Middle Eastern countries and the people of Iran themselves. /p#13; pNegotiations were painstaking. Tomorrow hard work begins of implementing and building on the agreement./p#13; pThe EU's foreign policy chief Baroness Ashton said: Of course, when you get to the detail of trying to finalise the agreement, in a sense that is the hardest part. /p#13; !-- Embedding the video player --#13;!-- This is the embedded player component --#13;#13;#13; #13; #13;#13;#13;#13;!-- wwrights check --#13;!-- Empty country is used on test environment --#13;#13;#13;#13;div class=videoInStoryC readability=2#13; div id=emp-25074661-156253 class=emp#13; #13; #13; noscript#13; div class=warning readability=1#13; img class=holding src=http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/71310000/jpg/_71310341_obamas.jpg alt=President Barack Obama/pstrongPlease turn on JavaScript./strong Media requires JavaScript to play./p#13; /div#13; /noscript#13; #13; !-- embedding script --#13; #13; /div#13; !-- companion banner -- #13; #13; #13; #13; !-- END - companion banner --!-- caption --p class=captionWe have halted the progress of the Iranian nuclear programme, President Obama said/p#13; !-- END - caption --#13; #13; #13;#13;/div#13;!-- end of the embedded player component --#13;#13;!-- Player embedded -- pBut we've done it in a spirit of cooperation, good atmosphere, and although it has been intensive, and very, very detailed, it has also been done with a real sense of mutual respect. /p#13; pI'm delighted that we've got there. /p#13; pUS President Barack Obama has also welcomed the deal./p#13; pWe have pursued intensive diplomacy, he said, and today that diplomacy opened up a new path towards a world that is more secure, a future in which we can verify that Iran's nuclear programme is peaceful and that it cannot build a nuclear weapon./p#13; pIf Iran does not fully meet its commitments during this six-month phase, we will turn off the relief and ratchet up the pressure./p#13; pIran agreed to give better access to inspectors and halt some of its work on uranium enrichment./p#13; pPresident Hassan Rouhani said the deal recognised Iran's nuclear rights./p#13; /div/divbrbrcentera href=http://www.wizardrss.comPowered By WizardRSS.com/a | a href=http://www.wizardrss.comFull Text RSS Feed/a | a href=http://www.amazon.com/RFID-Blocking-Cards-Identity-Protector/dp/B00CJHZLEWRFID/a | a href=http://www.wpzonbuilder.comAmazon Affiliate/a/center