The US will send a high-level delegation to Geneva to resume talks with Iran over its controversial nuclear programme, the State Department announced Thursday.
Wendy Sherman, the acting deputy secretary of state, will lead the American delegation for bilateral talks with Iran slated for Jan 15-17, Xinhua reported.
She will also attend a meeting Jan 18 between Iran and the P5+1 group which includes - Britain, China, France, Russia, the US plus Germany, the statement said.
The political-director level talks are the second meeting between Iran and the six world powers after they missed a Nov 24 deadline for clinching a comprehensive deal over Iran's nuclear programme.
They last met in Geneva, Switzerland, Dec 17 after agreeing to extend their talks for another seven months.
William Burns, former deputy secretary of state, and Jake Sullivan, senior advisor for the Iran nuclear talks, are among members in the US delegation, the statement said.
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