Iran said on Sunday that it would continue talks with Russia this month on a nuclear proposal put forward by Moscow to ease the current tension over Iran's nuclear program.

"The next round of negotiations will be held, but the Russians should adapt their plan to the new situation," Foreign Ministry Spokesman Hamid-Reza Asefi told reporters at his weekly news briefing.

Asefi made the statements one day after an emergency meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) board of governors in Vienna adopted a resolution to report Iran's nuclear program to the UN Security Council.

The situation of Iran's nuclear issue had been changed after the IAEA decision, said Asefi.

Sunday's announcement also came following Iran's deputy head of the Supreme National Security Council of Iran Javad Vaeedi said on Saturday soon after the IAEA's vote that Iran had no adequate reason to consider the Russian proposal under the current circumstances.

Iran and Russia had been scheduled to hold talks on Feb. 16 over the proposal that the two countries establish a joint venture on the Russian soil to enrich uranium for Iran so as to secure Iran's legitimate rights on peaceful nuclear energy under the guarantee that the technology will not be used for military purposes.

Meanwhile, Asefi said that Iran was still willing to solve its nuclear issue through negotiations with the international community and would continue cooperation with the IAEA under the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and the Safeguard Agreement.

Shortly after the IAEA vote on Saturday, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad ordered to end voluntary cooperative measures beyond the NPT as of Sunday.

Source: Xinhua