Kerry and Iran's Zarif to try narrow gaps in nuclear talks

[Yahoo! News]

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By Lesley Wroughton GENEVA (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif try to narrow gaps in another round of nuclear talks in Geneva on Sunday as they press to meet a March 31 deadline for a political framework agreement. Before Kerry arrived in Geneva, Zarif told Iranian state media that mid-level bilateral talks had produced "good discussions but no agreements", and some differences remained. Some Western countries, the United States in particular, see sanctions as an asset, a lever to exert pressure on Iran. As long as this thinking persists it will be very hard, difficult to reach a settlement." Kerry did not make remarks on his arrival in Geneva, where he was first meeting members of the U.S. delegation before sitting down with Zarif.

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