Next round of Iran nuclear talks to start on March 26 - Russia

Iran's Foreign Minister Javad Zarif (C) and the head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran Ali Akbar Salehia (rear) depart their hotel to return to Iran following days of negotiations with United States Secretary of State John Kerry over Iran's nuclear program in Lausanne, Switzerland March 20, 2015. REUTERS/Brian Snyder

MOSCOW (Reuters) - The next round of nuclear talks with Iran is scheduled to start on March 26, Russia's foreign ministry said on Saturday. Iran and six major world powers -- the United States, France, Germany, Britain, Russia and China -- are hoping to strike a framewor\k accord with Iran by the end of the month, with a final deal at the end of June. (Reporting by Katya Golubkova; Editing by Andrew Heavens)