MOSCOW:Russiahopes to see "serious progress" made at this month's talks inKazakhstanbetween world powers andIranover Tehran's disputed nuclear programme, Moscow's top negotiator said on Wednesday.
"Despite everything, I would very much hope to see the upcoming round result in -- if not an outright breakthrough -- then serious progress," theRIA Novostinews agency quoted Deputy Foreign MinisterSergei Ryabkovas saying.