Kerry pizza latest player at nuke talks

With Iran negotiations in full swing, diplomats in Lausanne can have their pie and eat it too

Whether or not US Secretary of State John Kerry succeeds at nuclear talks in Lausanne with Iran, his name will live on in this lakeside Swiss city — as a pizza.

Garnished with chicken, bacon, onions and rocket salad, the “John Kerry mini-pizza” went on sale Monday at an eatery as part of a menu that includes a small salad and a desert. The price? 18 Swiss francs — just over $18.

Proprietor Francoise Tribolet says she thinks the offering will be popular, although it is too early to tell just a few hours after it went on sale. Asked why the name, she says “because he’s here.”

Tribolet says the pizza will join other — full-size — pizzas on the permanent menu named after US President Barack Obama and other statesmen.

The P5+1 group of world powers — the US, Russia, France, England, China and Germany — has been meeting in Switzerland to seek a comprehensive accord with Iran that would prevent it from developing a nuclear bomb, in return for an easing of economic sanctions that have been levied against it.

The world powers are racing toward a March 31 deadline for a framework pact with Iran. The deadline for a full agreement is the end of June.

'Mini Pizza John Kerry' today's special in #Lausanne as Secretary extends talks. Unexpectedly, it's chicken pic.twitter.com/8NUZjxqnA8

— Daniel Bushell (@danielb_rt) March 30, 2015