Kerry, Zarif launch key nuclear talks in Geneva

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Kerry, Zarif launch key nuclear talks in Geneva

LAURENT GILLIERON

Kerry and Zarif arrive simultaneously on the first floor of a leading Geneva hotel in opposite elevators and greeted each other with smiles and a handshake

GENEVA, Switzerland – Top US diplomat John Kerry and his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif began key nuclear talks in Geneva on Saturday ahead of a June 30 deadline to reach a historic deal.

Kerry and Zarif arrived simultaneously on the first floor of a leading Geneva hotel in opposite elevators and greeted each other with smiles and a handshake.

They chatted as they walked together along the corridor to the meeting room on the same floor.

Asked by a journalist, whether they expected to meet the nuclear negotiating deadline, Zarif smiled and said: “We will try.” Kerry did not respond. (READ: Iran nuclear talks snag on access to military sites)

After an interim accord hammered out in Geneva in November 2013, Washington and Tehran are grappling with the final details of the ground-breaking agreement that would see Iran curtail its nuclear ambitions in return for a lifting of crippling international sanctions. – Rappler.com

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