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US, Iran to hold bilateral nuclear talks in Geneva

US Deputy Secretary of State Bill Burns and Under Secretary of State Wendy Sherman are set to meet with Iranian nuclear negotiators in an attempt to close a final accord before the interim nuclear deal expires on July 20.
U.S. State Department's point man on Iran, Bill Burns, leaves a meeting of international senior officials on Iran in a hotel in Wiesbaden, February 4, 2009.  Senior officials from 
world powers urged Iran on Wednesday to fully cooperate with the United Nations over its nuclear programme and said there was a joint commitment to find a diplomatic solution on the issue.  REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach (Germany) - RTXB7UJ

US Deputy Secretary of State Bill Burns and Under Secretary of State Wendy Sherman will lead a US delegation to meet with Iranian nuclear negotiators in Geneva on June 9-10, US and Iranian officials said Saturday.

The bilateral meetings come as negotiators intensify efforts to see if they can reach a final nuclear accord by July 20, when a six month interim deal expires, or if they will need to extend the talks for another six months.

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