20 Mar 2015 16:56

Iranian delegation leaves Lausanne due to Nowruz, talks will resume in about a week

LAUSANNE. March 20 (Interfax) - The Iranian delegation will leave the negotiations on the Iranian nuclear program in Lausanne and the meetings between the Sextet participants are expected to continue without the representatives of Iran, Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif said.

"We are leaving the negotiation due to the celebrations of the Persian New Year Nowruz. The Sextet meetings will continue without us," the minister told reporters on Friday.

"The next meeting will most likely take place at the end of next week," he said.