Murray Mccully.
New Zealand has welcomed the agreement reached in Geneva yesterday aimed at capping Iran's nuclear programme.
The United States and five other powers concluded the deal after four days of bargaining and a last-minute intervention by US Secretary of State John Kerry and foreign ministers from Europe, China and Russia.
Iran agreed to stop progress on its nuclear programme, including a plutonium reactor at the Arak facility, and neutralise its 20-per-cent-enriched uranium stockpiles, estimated to be nearly enough to produce a nuclear bomb. Iran must meet its commitments within six months.
Iran will gain relief from Western economic sanctions in that time, which American officials say will provide between $6 billion and $7 billion in foreign exchange.
"New Zealand welcomes this initial six-month agreement," said Foreign Minister Murray McCully.
