US, Iran hopeful on speeding up nuclear talks
The United States and Iran are expressing hope that nuclear talks can be accelerated in order to meet a March target for a framework agreement, as the countries' top diplomats met Wednesday ahead of a resumption of full negotiations.
US Secretary of State John Kerry and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammed Javad Zarif met for six hours on Wednesday, a day before negotiators from Iran, the five permanent members of the UN Security Council and Germany are to resume talks here.
