U.S. gives Iran time till the year end to progress with IRI’s nuclear program. U.S. Deputy Defense Minister agreed with his counterparts on the necessity of proceeding within a specified timeframe.

According to him, U.S does not consider the Geneva meeting Tehran’s last chance to prove its readiness for dialogue; however, the international community cannot wait forever.

Deputy Foreign Ministers of Russia, China, U.S., U.K., Germany and France hold consultations in Geneva on construction of the second nuclear power plant near Qom city (150 km south of Tehran). The issue of Tehran’s missile tests launched last weekend also to be raised.

Earlier, IAEA Chief Mohamed ElBaradei expressed discontent that Tehran had not warned the International Atomic Energy Agency on construction of the second uranium enrichment center.