Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov stated Tuesday that he does not see any reason to suspect the peaceful nature of Iran's nuclear program, according to the Interfax news agency.

"I don't see any reason why the situation might come off the normal track or why the peaceful nature of Iran's nuclear program might be revised," Lavrov said at a press conference in Petrozavodsk, a northwest city of Russia.

Lavrov voiced this because US President George W. Bush said on Monday Washington wants to hold a dialogue with the Russian leadership concerning Russian-Iranian nuclear interaction, but at the same time he did not rule out that Iran's nuclear problem may be resolved by the use of force.

"We noticed that the US president clearly spoke in favor of thepreferably peaceful treatment of the Iranian nuclear program, andI don't see any grounds for doubts," Lavrov said.

He noted "Russia and Iran are maintaining a substantial dialogue to ensure that Iran's nuclear program be exclusively peaceful in its nature and not raise doubts in anyone."

The Iranian leadership has assured Russia that it is the peaceful nature of the nuclear program that is Tehran's goal, the Russian foreign minister said.

Lavrov also said he does not see any facts indicating that Iranmight revise the peaceful nature of its nuclear program.

Source: Xinhua