U.S., Iran positive after nuclear talks, say much left to …
By Lesley Wroughton
GENEVA Mon Feb 23, 2015 1:16pm EST
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry delivers a statement at a press conference in London, February 21, 2015.
Credit: Reuters/Neil Hall
GENEVA (Reuters) - The United States made some progress in talks with Iran on its nuclear program and managed to "sharpen up some of the tough issues", a senior U.S. official said on Monday, but both sides said much remained to be done.
Negotiators from Iran and six major powers agreed to resume talks next Monday at a venue to be decided, the official said, speaking after U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif held two-day talks in Geneva.
Zarif told Iran's Fars news agency: "We had serious talks with the P5+1 representatives and especially with the Americans in the past three days ... But still there is a long way to reach a final agreement."
An Iranian source told Reuters that Zarif and Kerry would return to the Swiss city to launch the next round on March 2.
The P5+1 group -- the United States, Russia, China, Britain, France and Germany -- are seeking to negotiate an agreement with Tehran to address concerns that Iran is seeking nuclear weapons technology, something it denies.
"These were very serious, useful and constructive discussions. We have made some progress but we still have a long way to go. We did very much sharpen up some of the tough issues so we can work to resolution," the senior U.S. administration official told reporters.
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