Iran's FM in Vienna to continue nuclear talks

Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif arrived here Tuesday to continue nuclear talks, according to Irna News Agency.

Zarif is to negotiate with his American counterpart John Kerry.

The Iranian foreign minister left the Austrian capital late on Sunday, but his deputies Abbas Araqchi and Majid Takht-e Ravanchi stayed to continue talks on writing the text of the comprehensive agreement.

In the absence of Zarif, the Iranian negotiators held four rounds of talks with European Union deputy foreign policy chief Helga Schmidt on Monday. The US Undersecretary of State Wendy Sherman was present in one round of those talks.

Iran, the European Union and representatives of the P5+1 have been holding intensive nuclear talks to reach a final agreement on Iran's nuclear issue.

Both sides are to find a solution for a nuclear dispute that goes back to over a decade.

Top nuclear negotiators of both sides are to resume talks today in the Austrian capital.

The two have set June 30 as deadline for nuclear talks.