Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif (R) and US Secretary of State John Kerry speak in Geneva on January 14, 2015.[/caption]US Secretary of State John Kerry is expected to meet with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Monday, March 16 to discuss the Tehran's nuclear program.
MOSCOW (Sputnik) A meeting betweenUS Secretary ofState John Kerry and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, planned forSunday, has been rescheduled toMonday, March 16, ahead ofa crucial roundof talks onIran's disputed nuclear program.
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John Kerry (@JohnKerry) March 15, 2015
The US Secretary ofState is expected tomeet withZarif at08:00 a. m. local time (07:00 GMT) onMonday, withthe meeting being the latest ina two-year effort toensure that Tehran's nuclear program serves a peaceful purpose and is not a cover forthe development ofnuclear weapons.
On Saturday, Kerry said the P5+1 group ofinternational negotiators reached some progress intalks onIran's disputed nuclear program.
The P5+1 group, which includes the United States, Russia, China, France, Germany and the United Kingdom, finished another roundof negotiations withTehran inthe Swiss town ofMontreux inthe first week ofMarch.
Iran and the P5+1 need toreach a political framework agreement byMarch 24. Despite certain progress noted bythe P5+1 delegates throughoutthe pastweeks, Obama has extended sanctions againstIran, which the West suspects ofdeveloping nuclear weapons, intothe next year.
By Sputnik News
