International Negotiators Begin Talks on Iranian Nuclear Program in Geneva

© AP Photo / Ronald ZakFormer EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton, left, British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond, third left, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, rear center, and French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius, second right, wait for the start of closed-door nuclear talks with Iran.
Former EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton, left, British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond, third left, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, rear center, and French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius, second right, wait for the start of closed-door nuclear talks with Iran. - Sputnik International
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A plenary session of the P5+1 group is currently underway, albeit without Iranian delegation that is expected to join the general meeting at 10 a.m. GMT.

GENEVA, January 18 (Sputnik) — A plenary session of the so-called P5+1 group of international mediators on the Iranian nuclear program is underway without Tehran's participation, RIA Novosti reported Sunday.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, Britain's Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif and German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier (L to R) pose for photographers before a meeting in Vienna - Sputnik International
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The Iranian delegation is expected to join the general meeting at 11 a.m. local time (10:00 GMT).

Russia's envoy in negotiations, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov, held bilateral talks earlier with Iranian and Chinese delegations.

On Thursday, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told RIA Novosti that it was too early to tell if Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif's "tense and serious" meeting with US Secretary of State John Kerry held on Wednesday produced any tangible results.

US Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Rose Gottemoeller said that Russians have been good partners at the negotiating table. - Sputnik International
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The P5+1 group consisting of US, UK, Russian, French, German and Chinese negotiators initiated diplomatic efforts in 2006 to facilitate the peaceful application of Iran's nuclear program. Since then, the group has held several meetings with Iran, but the sides have failed to reach a compromise.

The latest round of talks between Iran and the P5+1 group did not yield a comprehensive deal and the sides agreed to extend negotiations until July 2015.

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