Joining P5+1 FMs, John Kerry will meet w/ Iranian FM @JZarif in 1st formal, direct session b/w the countries’ top diplomats since 1979 #UNGA
Hassan Rouhani
@HassanRouhani
Joining P5+1 FMs, John Kerry will meet w/ Iranian FM @JZarif in 1st formal, direct session b/w the countries’ top diplomats since 1979 #UNGA
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif met for a one-on-one meeting on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly in New York on Thursday. Their brief encounter is seen as a historic breakthrough in improving relations between the U.S. and Iran who have long had a nuclear standoff. It was the highest level contact between the two foes since Iran's 1979 Islamic Revolution.
After the meeting, Zarif called for an agreement on the nuclear issue within a year. The nuclear talks, which aim to resolve the standoff with Tehran, will continue in Geneva next month.
Kerry praised Zarif's presentation, "which was very different in tone, and very different in the vision that he held out with respect to the possibilities in the future."
we have a historic opportunity to resolve the nuclear issue. 5+1 needs to adjust its posture commensurate with the new Iranian approach.
Javad Zarif
@JZarif
we have a historic opportunity to resolve the nuclear issue. 5+1 needs to adjust its posture commensurate with the new Iranian approach.
"We are fully prepared to seriously engage in the process toward a negotiated and mutually agreeable settlement and do so in good faith and with a business-like mind," Hassan Rouhani, Iran's president, told a forum in New York.
Instead of #nuclear weapons, invest in development, in eradicating poverty, ignorance & diseases. #UNGA #WorldPeace #Progress #Development
Hassan Rouhani
@HassanRouhani
Instead of #nuclear weapons, invest in development, in eradicating poverty, ignorance & diseases. #UNGA #WorldPeace #Progress #Development