Burns, Ashton, Zarif In Talks Over Vienna V Agenda

Berlin, June 17, IRNA -- Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif met with European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton and US deputy secretary of state, William Burns in Vienna on Monday to discuss the agenda of the talks between Iran and six powers. The trilateral discussions focused also on starting to draft a final agreement on Iranˈs nuclear program. The fifth round of nuclear talks kicked off earlier in the day with a working lunch with Ashton and Zarif to set the agenda of the talks. Zarif has stressed upon arrival in Vienna that a final deal was still possible by July 20 when the interim accord ends, provided all parties were serious and determined in their talks./end