ANKARA (AFP) -- The international community must increase its diplomatic efforts to resolve the dispute over Iran’s nuclear program, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in an interview aired Monday.

“I cannot imagine that anyone would like to resolve the problem over Iran’s nuclear program by force,” Lavrov told Turkey’s NTV news channel. “This is absolutely unacceptable.
“All of us should increase their efforts by three or four times to try to find a solution through negotiations,” he said.
The UN Security Council has already slapped two rounds of sanctions on Iran and the U.S. and European countries are keen for a third set in face of Tehran’s ongoing uranium enrichment which Tehran says is just for peaceful purposes.
A final decision is likely to hinge on a new report by the UN’s International Atomic Energy Agency, expected later this month.
“Many people expect the report to fill in the information gaps on Iran’s nuclear program,” Lavrov said.
A permanent member of the UN Security Council, Russia has defended Tehran’s civilian nuclear ambitions and denied U.S.-led allegations that Iran poses a security threat or is planning to build a nuclear weapon.
Russian engineers are close to finishing Iran’s first atomic power station at Bushehr, which is to be powered with Russian-supplied uranium.