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divdiv class=story-body readability=50 span class=story-date#13; span class=date23 November 2013/span#13; span class=time-textLast updated at /spanspan class=time08:09 ET/span#13; #13; /span#13; #13; #13; #13; #13; #13; #13; !-- Embedding the video player --#13; !-- This is the embedded player component --#13; #13; #13; #13; #13; #13; #13; #13; !-- wwrights check --#13; !-- Empty country is used on test environment --#13; #13; #13; #13; div class=videoInStoryB readability=1#13; div id=emp-25065074-141499 class=emp#13; #13; #13; noscript#13; div class=warning readability=1#13; img class=holding src=http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/71298000/jpg/_71298221_71298219.jpg alt=John Kerry/pstrongPlease turn on JavaScript./strong Media requires JavaScript to play./p#13; /div#13; /noscript#13; #13; !-- embedding script --#13; #13; /div#13; !-- companion banner -- #13; #13; #13; #13; !-- END - companion banner --!-- caption --p class=captionThe BBC's James Reynolds: The foreign ministers clearly hope to get an agreement/p#13; !-- END - caption --#13; #13; #13; #13; /div#13; !-- end of the embedded player component --#13; #13; !-- Player embedded -- p class=introduction id=story_continues_1The UK's foreign secretary has said narrow gaps remain between Iran and the six world powers meeting in Geneva to discuss Tehran's nuclear programme./p#13; pWilliam Hague called for any deal to be thorough, after he arrived to negotiate alongside counterparts from the US, Russia, France, China and Germany./p#13; pThe ministers hope to persuade Iran to stop enriching uranium in return for a loosening of sanctions./p#13; pBut Iran insists it must be allowed to enrich uranium for power stations./p#13; pTehran denies repeated claims by Western governments that it is seeking to develop nuclear weapons./p#13; pSome US politicians say they will push for more sanctions if the talks fail./p#13; span class=cross-head'Complicated and tough'/span#13; p id=story_continues_2Negotiators have been working since Wednesday to try to find an agreement that is acceptable to both sides./p#13; pThe talks had been scheduled to finish on Friday but were extended and foreign ministers joined on Saturday, amid hopes of a breakthrough./p#13; pUS officials said Secretary of State John Kerry, who arrived in Geneva early on Saturday, had the goal of continuing to help narrow the differences and move closer to an agreement./p#13; pMr Kerry's participation in itself does not prove a deal is at hand, but it does show that the talks may have reached a critical stage, says the BBC's James Reynolds in Geneva./p#13; !-- Embedding the video player --#13; !-- This is the embedded player component --#13; #13; #13; #13; #13; #13; #13; #13; !-- wwrights check --#13; !-- Empty country is used on test environment --#13; #13; #13; #13; div class=videoInStoryC readability=1#13; div id=emp-25065076-141500 class=emp#13; #13; #13; noscript#13; div class=warning readability=1#13; img class=holding src=http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/71298000/jpg/_71298713_71298712.jpg alt=William Hague/pstrongPlease turn on JavaScript./strong Media requires JavaScript to play./p#13; /div#13; /noscript#13; #13; !-- embedding script --#13; #13; /div#13; !-- companion banner -- #13; #13; #13; #13; !-- END - companion banner --!-- caption --p class=captionUK Foreign Secretary William Hague: Any agreement must be thorough and detailed/p#13; !-- END - caption --#13; #13; #13; #13; /div#13; !-- end of the embedded player component --#13; #13; !-- Player embedded -- pThe other ministers from the so-called P5+1 group of nations were also arriving on Saturday./p#13; pMr Hague said that a deal would be done only if it was a truly worthwhile agreement./p#13; pThere are narrow but important gaps, and it's very important that any agreement is thorough, detailed and it's an agreement in which the whole world can have confidence, he said./p#13; pEU foreign policy chief Baroness Catherine Ashton is leading the conference. /p#13; pOn Friday she briefly met Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammed Javad Zarif for a conversation that Iran's official Irna news agency described as complicated and tough./p#13; span class=cross-head'Vigorous inspections'/span#13; pThe Geneva meeting follows a previous round of talks earlier this month./p#13; pOn that occasion, too, foreign ministers flew to Geneva to conclude the negotiations, but they went home empty-handed./p#13; #13; pAnalysts say a major sticking point is Iran's insistence on its right to enrich uranium - a process that yields material used to manufacture fuel for power stations, but can also be used in weapons./p#13; pWestern diplomats are also concerned about a reactor Iran is building at Arak - an issue which disrupted the first round of talks./p#13; pUS President Barack Obama has said any interim agreement would see the bulk of international and US sanctions remain, but that Iran would get sanctions relief worth between $6bn and $7bn./p#13; pThe essence of the deal would involve Iran making no more advances in its nuclear programme and agreeing to more vigorous inspections, he said./p#13; pRegional powers - notably Israel and Saudi Arabia - have been increasingly concerned at the prospect of an agreement with Iran./p#13; pSaudia Arabia has expressed disquiet at Washington's readiness to negotiate with Tehran. /p#13; pAppeasement hasn't worked in the past, and I don't think it will work in the 21st Century, the Saudi Ambassador to London, Prince Mohammed bin Nawaf bin Abdulaziz, said in an interview with Saturday's Times. /p#13; pThere have been persistent reports that Saudi Arabia is in a position to obtain nuclear weapons from Pakistan should Iran develop the bomb. /p#13; pPakistan has described such reports as baseless while Saudi Arabia points out that it is a signatory to the Non-Proliferation Treaty and wants a nuclear-free Middle East. /p#13; pHowever, Prince Mohammed told the Times: We are not going to sit idly by and receive a threat there and not think seriously how we can best defend our country and our region./p#13; /div/divbrbrcentera href=http://www.wizardrss.comPowered By WizardRSS.com/a | a href=http://www.wizardrss.comFull Text RSS Feed/a | a href=http://www.amazon.com/RFID-Blocking-Cards-Identity-Protector/dp/B00CJHZLEWRFID/a | a href=http://www.wpzonbuilder.comAmazon Affiliate/a/center