Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said that Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US Secretary of State John Kerry will hold a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the ministerial meeting on Iranian nuclear problem in Lausanne.

LAUSANNE (Sputnik)� Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US Secretary of�State John Kerry will hold a bilateral meeting on�the sidelines of�the ministerial meeting on�Iranian nuclear problem in�Lausanne, Switzerland, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said Sunday.

�The meeting will definitely take place � the question is when,� Ryabkov told RIA Novosti.

Talks on�the Iranian nuclear program are currently underway in�Lausanne. The foreign ministers of�Iran, Germany, France, China and the United States as�well as�the European Union foreign policy chief are already in�Switzerland. Russia's Sergei Lavrov and UK's Phillip Hammond are expected to�join the talks later on�Sunday.

Tehran and P5+1 countries, comprising Russia, China, the United States, the United Kingdom, France and Germany have been trying to�work out�a comprehensive agreement guaranteeing the peaceful nature of�Iran�s nuclear activities since�November, 2013. The negotiators have set the end of�June, 2015 as�the deadline for�reaching the final deal, while the political framework for�the agreement is expected to�be ready by�March 31.

On Saturday, Ryabkov said that the sides have moved to�discussing the most complicated issues regarding the Iranian nuclear program � such as�the sanctions imposed on�Tehran, Iran�s enrichment activities and the future of�Fordow Fuel Enrichment Plant.

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