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Russia urges resumption of Iran nuclear talks

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Russia on Thursday called for an end to the deadlock in the international talks over Iran's nuclear program.

Russia on Thursday called for an end to the deadlock in the international talks over Iran's nuclear program.

Talks between Iran and six world powers including Russia and the United States broke down in December last year.

The country is subject to UN Security Council sanctions over its refusal to halt uranium enrichment amid fears that Iran is trying to acquire nuclear weapons.

"Now, as never before, it is politically important to break the prolonged deadlock in the negotiation process between the Iran six and Tehran," Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich told reporters in Moscow.

Lukashevich said Russia suggested its solution to Iran's nuclear dispute to the other five members.

Last month, Moscow proposed a phased process in which Iran would take steps to ease global tension over its nuclear program and be rewarded by a gradual easing of sanctions.

Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad has welcomed the scheme.

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