21 Nov 2013 10:04

Top diplomats of Russia and Iran meet in Geneva - source

GENEVA. Nov 21 (Interfax) - Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov met with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in Geneva, a Russian delegation source told Interfax.

"Ryabkov held separate meetings with Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif and his deputy Araghchi," he said.

November 20 was the first day of a fresh round of talks between the P5+1 (the UN Security Council's five permanent members plus Germany) and Iranian officials. The talks will continue on Thursday as part of efforts to draw up an agreement intended to resolve Tehran's nuclear problem.