German Foreign Minister Steinmeier said the P5+1 group expects Iran to make new proposals later on Wednesday.

LAUSANNE (Sputnik) — International mediators are expecting Tehran to make new proposals later on Wednesday to advance the current talks on Iran's controversial nuclear program, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said.

“Foreign ministers will meet between 8 and 9 pm [around 19:00-20:00 GMT] Wednesday,” Steinmeier told German journalists, adding that some new proposals could be discussed.

The German top diplomat is ready to stay in Lausanne for extended talks over Iran's contested nuclear program until Thursday, April 2, a source in the German delegation said Wednesday.

"The minister is planning to stay until April 2," the source said.

By Sputnik