U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Sunday met his Iranian counterpart, Mohammad Javad Zarif, in New York over the current round of nuclear talks.

Kerry said the resumption of talks between Iran and six major powers is an opportunity to work toward a comprehensive agreement on Iran's nuclear program, a senior U.S. State Department official said.

According to the official, Kerry and Zarif met for over an hour. They reviewed the status of the current negotiations on Iran's nuclear program and discussed the progress and future efforts.

During the meeting at a hotel in New York, Kerry and Zarif met one-on-one and later were joined by other officials from both sides. The two agreed to meet further as needed while in New York this week.

Iran and six countries -- Britain, China, France, Germany, Russia and the United States -- started a new round of talks over Iran's nuclear program Friday at the UN headquarters. The talks are expected to last a week.

In July, Iran and the six countries agreed to extend negotiations over Iran's controversial nuclear program for another four months till Nov. 24 as they could not narrow the significant gaps on core issues during the past six months.

Kerry and Zarif also talked about the threat of the Islamic State, which has seized vast territory in northern Iraq since June and announced the establishment of a caliphate in areas under its control in Syria and Iraq, the official said.

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