IAEA and Iran have recently succeeded in closing their positions on further cooperation regarding the "assumed research" in the Islamic Republic, Russian ambassador to IAEA Grigory Berdennikov said at the IAEA Board of Governors Meeting, Itar Tass reported.
"It is important that Iran and IAEA keep finding ways of gaining mutual understanding on difficult questions," Berdennikov said.
"We hope that the sides would be able to establish grounds for a steady mechanism that would allow to reach progress on Iran's nuclear program within a dialogue of mutual respect," he added.
Iran has persistently denied its nuclear programme is for anything but civilian purposes, but some Western powers suspect Iran is trying to cover up nuclear tests there.
The developments come amid mounting impatience from nations including the United States and Israel over Iran's perceived stalling to allow full inspections and oversight of its nuclear programme.