Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif (3rd-R) and EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton (4th-R) meet with other officials at the start of closed-door nuclear talks in Geneva on November 20, 2013. World powers and Iran held a fresh round of talks on the Islamic republic’s nuclear programme, a month after launching ice-breaking negotiations that may yield a historic deal on easing sanctions against Tehran in exchange for concessions. AFP PHOTO / FABRICE COFFRINI