Moscow hopes the Iran Six group of mediators will resume talks in early December, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said.
"I hope they [talks] will occur. At least we are now discussing concrete dates - the beginning of December," Lavrov said.
He added that the date and location of talks were not discussed during Thursday's meeting between Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and his Iranian counterpart, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
"The Russian president indicated our serous interest in resuming the talks as soon as possible and called on our Iranian colleagues not to procrastinate," Lavrov said.
He added that although Turkey offered to host the event, other locations are also being considered.
"We may meet in European headquarters of international organizations. We are convinced that any variant will do, as soon as everyone feels comfortable," the Russian foreign minister said.
Western powers suspect Iran of building nuclear weapons under the guise of a peaceful nuclear program, an accusation Tehran strongly denies.
The Iran Six, which comprises Russia, the United States, China, Britain, France and Germany, has been trying since 2003 to convince Iran to halt its uranium enrichment program and to alleviate concerns about its nuclear ambitions.
Talks between Tehran and the Iran Six came to a halt in 2009, after an IAEA resolution condemned the Islamic Republic over the construction of a second uranium enrichment facility.
Earlier this month, the Iranian Foreign Ministry confirmed Teheran's plans to resume talks with the Iran Six on Turkish territory. The talks were expected to be held in Istanbul on November 10 or 15.
MOSCOW, November 19 (RIA Novosti)
