During the meeting in the Swiss city on Wednesday, Araqchi and Ryabkov expressed the hope that Iran and the Group 5+1 would reach an agreement in the current round of talks in Geneva.
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif met EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton (who presides over the delegations of the six world powers in the talks with Iran) in Geneva on Wednesday to discuss the latest developments before the start of the high-profile Iran-G5+1 talks.
Ashton chaired a meeting of the E3/EU+3 Political Directors ahead of her bilateral meeting with the Iranian Foreign Minister.
