UNITED NATIONS, March 8 (Xinhuanet) -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday that there is no military solutionto the Iranian nuclear crisis.

    "There is no military solution to this crisis," Lavrov told reporters at UN Head quarters in New York, stressing that both Britain and Germany hold the same position.

    Meanwhile, he observed that it has been proved in the recent history that sanctions, as a means to solve a crisis, can not achieve the goal.

    Lavrov confirmed that the EU is considering to continue talks with Iran, saying "the EU troika suggested to continue consultations in Vienna with participation of Russia, the United States, China, Director-General (of the IAEA), and the Iranians."

    "If the proposal is indeed on the table, we would welcome it," he said after holding conversation with UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan.

    Lavrov said both of them agreed to wait for the outcome of the discussion in Vienna, and strive for the solution which will not endanger the ability of IAEA to continue its work with Iran.

    Meanwhile, he emphasized that Russia still sticks to the point that the international community "should act in a way which will not risk losing the IAEA's capability and possibility to continue work in Iran, and to continue clarify those questions which are related to the nonproliferation regime."

    "We must rely on the professional advice of the IAEA, the watchdog of the nonproliferation regime," the Russian minister noted, adding "this issue is about nonproliferation regime, not anything else." Enditem