Iran, US start new round of bilateral nuclear talks in Zurich

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News code : ۲۶۹۰۴۳

ILNA: Iran and The United States have started a new round of bilateral nuclear talks in the Swiss city of Zurich.

Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araqchi and US Undersecretary of State Wendy Sherman are heading the two countries’ delegations.

This round of talks will wrap up on Jan. ۲۴.

Meanwhile, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and the US Secretary of State John Kerry are expected to hold a meeting in Swiss city of Davos on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum.

Iran and P۵ + ۱(the five permanent members of the UN Security Council comprising of China, France, Russia, Britain, the US Plus Germany) sealed an interim deal in Geneva on November ۲۴,۲۰۱۳ to pave the way for the full resolution of the West’s decade - old dispute with Iran over the country’s nuclear energy program.

The Geneva deal took effect on January ۲۰,۲۰۱۴ and expired on July ۲۰,۲۰۱۴.

However, the two sides agreed to extend their talks for four months until November ۲۴,۲۰۱۴ to reach a permanent deal on Iran’s disputed nuclear program.

At a meeting held on November ۲۴,۲۰۱۴, the sides agreed to extend the talks for a further seven months.

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