Geneva: Top diplomats from Iran and the United States met yesterday for talks aimed at speeding up negotiations for a nuclear deal as a third deadline for an historic accord looms.
US Secretary of State John Kerry and his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif huddled in an upscale Geneva hotel, ahead of full negotiations with global powers here on Sunday.
They are seeking to break a stalemate which has caused them to miss two previous deadlines for a full agreement to rein in Iran’s suspect nuclear programme. Zarif told reporters yesterday’s talks were “important”. “I think it will show the readiness of the two parties to move forward to speed up the process.”
But asked if there would be a comprehensive deal by the new July 1 deadline, he remained cautious replying: “We’ll see.”
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