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Iran, U.S. FMs to meet on nuclear issue: negotiator

Xinhua, January 9, 2015 Adjust font size:

The Iranian foreign minister and the U.S. secretary of state will meet in Geneva next week to discuss the Iranian nuclear issue, a senior Iranian nuclear negotiator said on Friday.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad-Javad Zarif and his U.S. counterpart John Kerry will travel to the Swiss city next Wednesday for the meeting prior to bilateral talks of their deputies, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi was quoted as saying.

Iran will first hold bilateral negotiations with the United States in Geneva from Jan. 15 to 17, and then talks at the deputy foreign ministerial level on Jan. 18 with the P5+1 group, namely China, France, Russia, Britain and the United States, plus Germany, Araqchi said.

Talks between Iran and the world powers resumed on Dec. 17, 2014, just weeks after failing to meet a Nov. 24 deadline for a comprehensive nuclear deal due to significant gaps over Iran's uranium enrichment abilities and how the sanctions should be removed.

Tehran and the world powers later agreed to extend their talks to July this year. Endit