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(90,061 posts) Thu Jan 15, 2015, 10:29 AM Jan 2015

Kerry says may meet Iran's Zarif again this week

(Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Thursday he may meet Iran's foreign minister again this week to discuss Tehran's nuclear program following their roughly six hours of talks on Wednesday.

Iran and six world powers have renewed their quest for an elusive nuclear deal -- seen as crucial to reducing the risk of a wider Middle East war -- after negotiators failed for the second time in November to meet a self-imposed deadline.

The major powers hope to persuade Iran to curb its nuclear program, which the West suspects may seek to develop atomic weapons, in exchange for a gradual easing of economic sanctions. Iran says its nuclear program is solely for peaceful purposes.

Kerry and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Jawad Zarif met for about six hours in Geneva on Wednesday.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/01/15/us-iran-nuclear-kerry-idUSKBN0KO13S20150115

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1. Kerry meets Iran foreign minister in Paris for more nuclear talks

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Fri Jan 16, 2015, 12:54 PM

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PARIS: U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif met in Paris Friday to discuss negotiations for a nuclear deal, a U.S. official said.

The pair, who held a marathon six-hour round of talks in Geneva earlier this week in a bid to nail down a deal, were taking the opportunity to meet again in the French capital on separate diplomatic trips.

Their talks lasted just under an hour, a U.S. official said.

Zarif is also due to meet French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius while in Paris.

http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2015/Jan-16/284338-kerry-meets-iran-foreign-minister-in-paris-for-more-nuclear-talks.ashx

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