(Geneva) – Secretary of State John Kerry and foreign ministers of other major powers were converging to lend their weight to the Iran nuclear talks after envoys reported progress in marathon negotiations to curb the Iranian program in return for limited sanctions relief.
After a third day of talks, State Department spokesperson Jen Psaki said that Kerry was heading to Geneva to “help narrow the differences”, just hours after Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov arrived. French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius was the first to arrive, his plane landing before dawn as the talks neared a final, pivotal stage, telling reporters: “On the Iranian nuclear issue, I want a deal — but a solid deal — and I am here to work toward that end”.
British Foreign Secretary William Hague announced he would also travel to Geneva. The announcements followed a day in which diplomats appeared more and more optimistic that a deal could be struck.
