Russia would strive for the resumption of talks between Iran and the international community, even though the European Union (EU) made unilateral steps that may hinder negotiations, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Monday.

"We are going to constrain everybody from abrupt moves and strive for the resumption of the talks," Lavrov told reporters in Sochi.

"The possibility for the talks has been preserved despite number of steps have been taken, by the IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency) director in particular, who has made absolutely groundless conclusions saying Iran has military dimension in its nuclear program," Lavrov said.

He also mentioned the EU sanctions against Iran, saying that the unilateral sanctions would not facilitate the resolution of Iran's nuclear issue.

"Everybody must follow this path (collective sanctions approved by the U.N.), with no need to add or subtract anything from that common position," Lavrov said.

Following an IAEA report on Iran's nuclear program in November, the United States, Britain and Canada announced new sanctions against Tehran and still are working to impose an embargo on Iran's crude exports.

The EU also imposed an embargo on Iran's oil supplies on Monday in a bid to force Iran to drop its nuclear plans.