Russia: Iranian nuclear talks are close to their completion - Lavrov

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov announced Thursday in Moscow that the long-term negotiations around the Iranian nuclear program were close to their completion. Speaking after meeting with UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Lavrov expressed his hope that positive results in the negotiations would contribute to the international efforts in ensuring of security in the Gulf region. US Secretary of State John Kerry and Iranian counterpart Javad Zarif are expected to meet in Geneva on May 30 for another round of talks. The meeting will be held weeks before the deadline, previously set by the parties of nuclear talks as the end of June. Iran and the six powers - Britain, China, France, Germany, Russia and the United States - laid down a framework to guide the final accord, after eight days of marathon talks in Lausanne, in early April.