U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (2nd L) meets his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif (2nd R) for a new round of nuclear negotiations in Montreux March 2, 2015.CREDIT: REUTERS/EVAN VUCCI/POOL[/caption]
US Secretary of State John Kerry will travel to Lausanne, Switzerland, on March 15, to meet with Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif as part of the ongoing EU-coordinated P5+1 nuclear negotiations.
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) US Secretary ofState John Kerry will meet withIrans Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif inSwitzerland onSaturday aspart ofthe P5+1 talks onIrans nuclear program, the US Department ofState announced ina press release onMonday.The Secretary will then travel toLausanne, Switzerland, onMarch 15, tomeet withIranian Foreign Minister Zarif aspart ofthe ongoing EU-coordinated P5+1 nuclear negotiations, the press release read.
The P5+1 group, which is comprised ofthe United States, Russia, China, France, Germany and the United Kingdom, finished another roundof negotiations withTehran onThursday inthe Swiss town ofMontreux.
Zarif called last week US President Barack Obamas proposal tofreeze Iran's nuclear program for10 years "unacceptable".
On Monday, Obama said that if Iran was willing toagree tofreeze its nuclear program fora minimum often years, it would give the United States the assurance that it does not have a nuclear weapon.
The Iran-P5+1 negotiations have taken place sinceNovember, 2013 and aim toensure the peaceful character ofIran's nuclear activities inexchange forlifting the sanctions imposed onthe country. During talks inVienna inNovember, the negotiations lead toextending the deadline forreaching a final agreement toJuly 2015.
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