07/11/2013 10:16
Iran nuclear talks to resume in Geneva
World powers and Iran are due to hold a second round of talks on Tehran's controversial nuclear programme, the BBC reported.
The two-day meetings in Geneva come after the two sides described last month's discussions on the issue as "substantive and forward-looking."
International negotiators said they were considering an Iranian proposal, although no details have been released.
The West suspects Iran of seeking to build nuclear weapons. Tehran says its programme is for peaceful purposes.
The latest round of talks bring together Iranian officials and representatives of the "P5+1" - the permanent members of the UN Security Council (Britain, China, France, Russia and the US) plus Germany - also known as the E3+3.
Ahead of the meetings, a senior US administration official told reporters that Washington wanted Tehran to agree on a "first step" to stop advancing its programme further.
The official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said the US was hoping for "an initial understanding that stops Iran' nuclear programme from moving forward and rolls it back for the first time in decades."