GENEVA: Britain’s foreign secretary said after several hours of talks Friday between top European diplomats and their Iranian counterpart that the Europeans are “keen to continue ongoing discussions and negotiations with Iran.” Foreign Secretary David Lammy said the Europeans were clear in talks in Geneva that Iran “cannot have a nuclear weapon.” German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said that “very serious talks” were held Friday with Iran’s Abbas Araghchi. The European ministers gave few details and took no questions.

The foreign ministers of Germany, France and Britain plan to hold nuclear talks with their Iranian counterpart on Friday in Geneva, a German diplomatic source told Reuters.

The meeting comes as European countries call for de-escalation in the face of Israel’s bombing campaign against Iran’s nuclear programme.