Summary Iran's stock of fissile material has been diluted from 20 percent enriched uranium to five percent
GENEVA (AFP) - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Wednesday his meeting with US counterpart John Kerry was vital for progress on talks on Tehran s contested nuclear drive.
"I think it s important. I think it will show the readiness of the two parties to move forward to speed up the process," he said, speaking to journalists ahead of the meeting with Kerry.
Asked if there would be a comprehensive agreement by new July 1 deadline, Zarif replied: "We ll see."
"All issues are hard until we resolve them and all issues are easy if you resolve them," he said in response to a question about which was the greatest stumbling block.
Under an interim deal agreed in November 2013, Iran s stock of fissile material has been diluted from 20 percent enriched uranium to five percent, in exchange for limited sanctions relief.
This would push back the "breakout capacity" to make an atomic weapon, which Iran denies pursuing.
But after extending the deadline for a deal due to lingering gaps, negotiators are keen to seal a groundbreaking accord.
