US Secretary of State John Kerry and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif met on Monday in Switzerland for crucial talks to secure an agreement on Iran's controversial nuclear program, according to Fox News.
The meeting in Lausanne comes before an end-of-March deadline for the framework of a deal that would curb Iran's nuclear ambitions in exchange for relief from international sanctions.
Top American and Iranian diplomats as well as technical experts met on Sunday ahead of the Kerry-Zarif talks.
Zarif will meet later this week with officials from the United States and the rest of the six world powers negotiating the deal with Iran -- Britain, France, Germany, Russia, and China.