VIENNA, February 20. /ITAR-TASS/. Iran and five permanent members of the UN Security Council and Germany have coordinated different issues and a work schedule to reach a comprehensive agreement, which is aimed at closing Iran’s nuclear dossier, a diplomat told Itar-Tass on Thursday.

A kind of roadmap comprises nine blocks of issues, including sanctions and aspects of the nuclear programme, as well as the functioning of reactors, the diplomat said.

Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif and EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton will report on agreements at a news conference shortly. They will make a joint statement for the press.

“This is a good sign,” the diplomat told Itar-Tass.