US, Iran hold 'intensive, useful' talks as negotiations intensify
U.S. and Iranian diplomats have had two days of productive talks in Geneva, but gaps remain.
Washington, D.C.__ U.S. and Iranian nuclear negotiators have held two days of “intensive.. useful" talks, but gaps still remain, Iranian officials said Tuesday.
The talks, lasting 12 hours over two days in Geneva, were “intensive...but useful," and "held in a good atmosphere," an Iranian diplomat told Al-Monitor after talks ended Tuesday. "Gaps are still there. Consultations will continue."
The US-Iran meetings “were business-like, and we covered all the issues that we have been discussing so far in Vienna,” a second Iranian official, speaking not for attribution, told Al-Monitor Tuesday. “The exchange helped us better understand each others' positions.”
“After these meetings in Geneva and bilateral meetings with the French, Russians and the Germans in the next few days, we hope we will be better prepared to start the talks next week in Vienna,” the second Iranian official said.
