Kerry Arrives in Geneva, Heads for Nuclear Talks With Iran's FM Zarif

© AP Photo / Rick Wilking, PoolU.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, left, shakes hands with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, left, shakes hands with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif - Sputnik International
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Iran and the P5+1 group have held several rounds of negotiations on Tehran's nuclear program in recent years with limited results. The negotiators agreed to reach a long-term agreement by July 2015.

GENEVA (Sputnik) — US Secretary of State John Kerry arrived Sunday at the Hotel President Wilson in Geneva to meet with his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif for talks on Iranian nuclear program, a Sputnik correspondent reported.

Foreground, from left: German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle, UK Foreign Secretary William Hague, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, US Secretary of State John Kerry, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius, Russian Foreign Minister Serei Lavrov, EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif during the talks on Iran's nuclear program, in Geneva (File). - Sputnik International
Iran, P5+1 Group Start New Round of Nuclear Talks in Geneva
Later in the day, representatives of Iran and the P5+1 group, comprising Russia, China, the United States, Britain, France and Germany, are expected to discuss the issue together.

The West suspects Iran of developing nuclear weapons, and imposed several rounds of sanctions against the country. Tehran has repeatedly rejected those claims, stating that its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes only.

Iran and the P5+1 group have held several rounds of negotiations on Tehran's nuclear program in recent years with limited results. The negotiators agreed to reach a long-term agreement by July 2015.

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