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Kerry, Zarif to discuss implementation of nuclear deal, Syria - State Dept.

The US secretary of state will meet with his Iranian counterpart to discuss the Iranian deal.

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) US Secretary ofState John Kerry and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif will discuss the Iranian deal aswell asthe situation inSyria duringthe meeting inNew York onTuesday, US State Department spokesperson John Kirby said onMonday.

"He'll [Kerry] go tomorrow toNew York City," Kirby said. "While he is inNew York, he will meet withIranian Foreign Minister Zarif todiscuss implementation ofthe JCPOA and tofollow upon earlier conversations regarding regional issues, including continued work oftrying toget political resolution inSyria."

Kerry also plans tospeak withZarif aboutTehran using its influence onSyria tomove forward ona political solution inthe country.

"The Secretary [Kerry] intends toraise withForeign Minister Zarif ways inwhich Tehran can be more helpful going forward inthe political process [in Syria]," Kirby said when asked if there was a shift underway toget Iran touse more ofits leverage onDamascus totry tokeep the ongoing peace talk process fromunraveling.

Kirby noted that Iran does have influence onSyria and that Washington wants them to "use that influence ina constructive manner towardsa political solution."
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