Kerry sees 'diplomatic path' on Iran nuclear issue

BERLIN (AFP) - US Secretary of State John Kerry insisted on Tuesday there was a "diplomatic path" to be forged with Iran on its disputed nuclear programme, as world powers and Teheran held crunch talks.

"There is a diplomatic path," said Mr Kerry after meeting his German counterpart Guido Westerwelle in Berlin.

He expressed his "hope" that "Iran itself will make its choice to move down the path of a diplomatic solution."

The five permanent UN Security Council members and Germany - the so-called P5+1 - are meeting the Iranian team headed by top nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili in Kazakhstan in a bid to break the deadlock over Iran's programme.