Kerry to press Iran to make 'critical choices' for nuclear accord
US Secretary of State John Kerry and European foreign ministers are working to assess whether an Iran nuclear deal can be reached by the July 20 deadline.
VIENNA — US Secretary of State John Kerry and European foreign ministers will join Iran nuclear talks here July 13 to review progress in the negotiations and assess whether it will be possible to close remaining gaps to reach a final Iran nuclear accord later this month.
Kerry “will see if progress can be made on the issues where significant gaps remain and assess Iran's willingness to make a set of critical choices at the negotiating table,” State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf said. Kerry will then report back to President Barack Obama “about next steps” in the negotiations.
Kerry is expected to arrive in Vienna on July 12 from Afghanistan. British Foreign Secretary William Hague, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius and German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier have also announced they will attend.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, currently traveling with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Latin America, will not come at this point due to a scheduling conflict.
