PARIS — Secretary of State John Kerry on Saturday finished a week-long focus on the Iran nuclear talks by stopping in Paris to consult with European officials on where things stand in the weeks remaining to negotiate.
“We have made progress,” Kerry said after emerging from talks with French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius at the Quai d’Orsay. “But there are gaps. We need to close those gaps. We have a critical couple of weeks ahead of us. We are all mindful the days are ticking by.”
Asserting that the United States and its five negotiating partners are holding out for the “right deal,” he said: “It is frankly up to Iran … that asserts it has a peaceful program, to show the world it means what it says.”
Kerry and his Iranian counterpart, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, met over three days in Geneva last week, and their next meeting is scheduled for March 15, also probably in Geneva.
