Geneva, July 19, SPA -- World powers and Iran started a new round ofnegotiations over Iran's nuclear programme in Geneva on Saturday,with the United States attending for the first time, DPA reported. On behalf of the United Nations Security Council veto powers andGermany, EU chief diplomat Javier Solana met Iranian nuclearnegotiator Saeid Jalili to talk about the offer of future cooperationin the areas of economy, nuclear energy and politics, once Tehranhalts its nuclear activities. The United States' representative at the talks, Undersecretary ofState William Burns, is the first US diplomat in 30 years to attendthe negotiations with Iran. Representatives from Britain, France, Russia and China as well as Germanyalso attended the meeting in Geneva's city hall, that is set to endin the afternoon. --SPA www.spa.gov.sa/574965