Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad underlined that development of relations with the neighboring countries sets a top priority for the Islamic Republic.

Iran warned the UN Security Council on Monday against imposing new sanctions over its nuclear activities, saying such a move would render its cooperation with the UN atomic agency and other talks “sterile”.

Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) started a third round of talks in Tehran on Monday to resolve the remaining issues between the two sides