Washington, July 14 (PTI): The United States today said it is "ready to resolve" the outstanding issues in the Indo-US nuclear deal in talks with top Indian officials next week and expressed confidence that a final agreement would be reached with "hard work and flexibility".

"The United States stands ready to resolve the remaining outstanding issues on the 123 agreement. The United States understands the importance of the Agreement to our relationship and the benefits it will bring to both nations. We are confident that with continued hard work, flexibility, and good spirit, we will reach a final agreement," the State Department spokesman Sean McCormack said in a statement.