Baghdad, February 25 (RHC)-- Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says "good progress was made on certain topics" during bilateral negotiations with the U.S. delegate in Geneva.

Zarif made the remarks at a joint press conference with his Iraqi counterpart Ibrahim al-Jaafari in Baghdad on Tuesday, a day after the two-day high-level talks between Iranian and U.S. officials wrapped up in the Swiss city. "However, there are still issues that will be discussed in Geneva next week," said the Iranian foreign minister, who is in Iraq for a two-day visit.

The senior Iranian diplomat went on to say that the Islamic Republic is seeking a solution to the West's dispute with Iran over its nuclear program based on logic and mutual respect.

Nuclear talks between representatives from Iran and the U.S. started on Sunday in Geneva and the two sides held three rounds of nuclear talks in two days in an attempt to narrow differences ahead of a key July 1st deadline for reaching a comprehensive deal.