Russian FM Lavrov joins Iran nuclear talks

November 23, 2013 01:59

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov threw his weight behind nuclear talks with Iran, flying to Geneva today to join senior negotiators struggling to seal a deal that would see Tehran start to roll back its atomic activities in exchange for sanctions relief.

Lavrov arrived in Geneva as diplomats were struggling to find language acceptable to Iran and its six negotiating partners.

Iran's claim to a right to produce nuclear fuel apparently is a key sticking point. Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and Catherine Ashton, the European Union's top diplomat, have met repeatedly since Wednesday trying to resolve that and other differences.

Lavrov said on Wednesday that he could meet with US Secretary of State John Kerry this week, but didn't say where. That increased speculation that Kerry could join him in Geneva, along with the foreign ministers of the four other countries negotiating with Iran.

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