ANKARA (AA) - The US and Iran have held high-level talks at the UN's General Assembly, signaling thaw in diplomatic relations between the two countries over Iran's nuclear program.
US State Secretary John Kerry met Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, accompanied by diplomats from the Security Council permanent members and from Germany, together dubbed 'P5+1'.
The parties have also agreed to hold a meeting to continue nuclear talks in Geneva on October 15.
Kerry said the change in tone in Iran's rhetoric on its nuclear ambitions was "positive," warning it wouldn't address all the lingering questions.
Suspicions run deep between the two states that have been at stark odds for decades over conflicts of interest, with Iran's nuclear program proving the single largest source of tension in recent US-Iran relations.
Anticipation has remained elevated for renewed diplomatic efforts on nuclear negotiations since moderate cleric Hassan Rouhani's election into Iran's presidency, reaching a peak after positive signals and conciliatory gestures from both parties in the lead-up to the UN's 68th General Assembly.
