Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif addresses a news conference following nuclear negotiations with European Union’s foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton, who is leading talks with Iran on behalf of the six world powers, at the United Nations in Geneva October 16, 2013. Iran called two days of nuclear talks with six world powers, United States, Russia, France, Britain, Germany and China, that ended on Wednesday “fruitful” and said it hoped for a new phase in relations. He said two sides had for the first time agreed on a joint statement after the talks, but declined to give details on what had been discussed during the meeting in Geneva. A new meeting has been set for Nov. 7-8 in the Swiss city. REUTERS/Ruben Sprich (SWITZERLAND – Tags: POLITICS HEADSHOT) – RTX14DVV