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U.S., Iran resume bilateral nuke talks

Xinhua, February 20, 2015 Adjust font size:

Delegations from Iran and the United States started on Friday another round of bilateral talks over Tehran's long-disputed nuclear program.

A diplomatic official with the U.S. Mission in Geneva told Xinhua that the talks began Friday morning.

The source said that issues regarding the Iranian nuclear program including centrifuges and sanctions would be on the table during these closed-door meetings.

The bilateral talks were at the moment led by Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi and U.S. Under Secretary of State Wendy Sherman, according to Iran's official news agency IRNA.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad-javad Zarif and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will join the talks on Sunday and Monday, Araqchi said earlier.

Kerry's trip was confirmed by the U.S. State Department in a statement, which noted that the top U.S. diplomat will travel on Feb. 22 to Geneva to meet with his counterpart Zarif "as part of the ongoing nuclear negotiations".

The source with the U.S. Mission told Xinhua that Kerry was scheduled to leave Geneva late Monday afternoon. Endit