MOSCOW, Jan. 16 (Xinhuanet) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin warned on Monday against hasty decisions in tackling the dispute over Iran's nuclear program.

    "The Iranian nuclear problem requires a very accurate approach without rash or erroneous moves," Putin was quoted by the Interfax news agency as saying after talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

    Putin pledged continued cooperation with Europe and the United States in promoting a solution to the issue.

    The meeting between Putin and Merkel came as senior diplomats from the United States, Britain, France, Germany, China and Russia met behind closed-doors in London to discuss a response to Iran's resumption of research on uranium enrichment.

    Iran removed UN seals at its Natanz nuclear research facility on Tuesday, drawing immediate international condemnation and threats of UN actions on Iran.

    "Russia, Germany, our European partners, and the Untied States -- we all have very similar approaches to the Iranian problem," Putin said.

    The European Union has called for an emergency session of the International Atomic Energy Agency to vote on referring Iran to the UN Security Council to face possible economic sanctions.

    Moscow, which has offered to enrich uranium for Iran, said a referral is possible if Iran continues with its sensitive nuclear work. Enditem