克里前往參加核談判，有望與伊朗達成協議

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry heads to Geneva Friday for talks on Iran's nuclear program, amid signs a deal is within reach.

The State Department says it hopes Kerry's presence will "help narrow differences" in the negotiations between Iran and six world powers.

Both sides reported progress Thursday on a deal requiring Iran to scale back its nuclear program in exchange for sanctions relief.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammed Javad Zarif told CNN he believes an agreement can be reached before the close of negotiations Friday.

Iran is seeking an end to sanctions that have devastated its economy, while the six nations want assurances Iran is not building nuclear bombs.

In Washington, President Barack Obama said the deal being discussed would offer "modest relief" from the sanctions, but that most would stay in place.美國國務卿克里星期五前往日內瓦，參加圍繞伊朗核項目問題的談判。目前有跡象顯示可能達成一項協議。

美國國務院表示，希望克里參加談判將縮小伊朗與六個世界強國之間的分歧。

雙方都表示星期四的談判在達成協議方面取得了進展。有關協議將要求伊朗縮減其核項目，以換取國際社會減輕制裁。

伊朗外交部長扎裏夫對美國有線電視新聞網說，他相信能在星期五談判結束之前達成協議。

德黑蘭尋求國際社會結束制裁，伊朗經濟因制裁而受到沉重打擊，而六個世界強國希望伊朗保證不製造核武器。

美國總統奧巴馬在華盛頓說，討論中的協議將有限度地減輕對伊朗的制裁，但大部分制裁措施仍將繼續實行。

奧巴馬在華盛頓表示，正在磋商的協議提出“適度減輕”制裁，但是大部分制裁仍將繼續。