Kerry to hold nuclear talks with Iran FM Saturday
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is to hold talks with his Iranian counterpart on efforts to secure a deal over Tehran's nuclear drive, a U.S. official said Thursday, AFP reported.
"Secretary Kerry will meet with Iranian Foreign Minister [Mohammad Javad] Zarif in Munich, Germany Saturday to discuss the ongoing nuclear negotiations," a senior State Department official said.
The top-level meeting comes as landmark negotiations involving international powers - the United States, Russia, China, Britain, France and Germany - and Iran aim to hammer out a complex deal on Tehran's nuclear ambitions.
Negotiators are eyeing the end of March for a political agreement, and June 30 as the deadline for a final pact.
Kerry and Zarif last held direct talks January 23 on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos.