The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Mohamed ElBaradei on Thursday called on Iran and all parties concerned to resume talks over the country's nuclear issue.

"Every effort will be made so that the dialogue between Iran and all concerned parties can be resumed," ElBaradei told a meeting of IAEA's 35-nation board of governors.

"It should be moving toward a comprehensive solution that addresses both Iran's concerns about its right to use nuclear energy for peaceful purpose and the concerns of the international community about the peace nature of these activities," he said.

IAEA's governing board began a two-day meeting Thursday to discuss the development of Iran's nuclear issue since it called on Tehran in September to cease its uranium enrichment.

The meeting is expected to endorse a statement by the European Union (EU) that postpones the referral of Tehran's nuclear issue to the UN Security Council for possible sanctions, and calls for resumed talks with Iran.

The decision was aimed at giving Russia more time to persuade Tehran to accept a compromise plan, which would require Iran to transfer its uranium enrichment activities to Russia.

The United States and the EU fear that Iran could use a civilian nuclear power program to produce weapons-grade nuclear fuels, which Tehran has denied.

Iran resumed uranium enrichment on Aug. 8, which resulted in the collapse of its talks with the EU's big three -- France, Britain and Germany.

Source: Xinhua