US Secretary of State John Kerry and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif are meeting on Iran's nuclear deal in the Swiss city of Lausanne, a source in the US delegation said Wednesday.


LAUSANNE (Sputnik)�� Tuesday was the deadline for�reaching an interim deal on�Iran's nuclear program with�a comprehensive agreement expected to�be worked out�in July.

The agreement is expected to�partly or fully lift the economic sanctions imposed on�Iran.

"Zarif and Kerry are talking," the source told RIA Novosti.Earlier in�the day, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said P5+1 and Iran will make a joint statement Wednesday on�the progress of�the negotiations.

The P5+1 countries, including Russia, the United States, China, France, the United Kingdom and Germany have been trying to�convince Iran to�halt its uranium enrichment program and decrease the number of�its centrifuges since�November 2013, fearing Tehran is developing nuclear weapons under�the guise of�a civilian program.


By Sputnik News