Tehran, Sept 3 (ZEENEWS.COM) Iran will "revise" its policy of cooperating with the UN nuclear agency if sanctions are imposed over its nuclear programme, its representative to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said today.

"If other erroneous measures are committed and the UN Security Council decides on sanctions or punitive measures, there is no doubt that the Islamic Republic of Iran will revise its policy of cooperation and its engagements laid out in the Nuclear Non-Proliferation treaty (NPT)," Ali Asghar Soltanieh told state television.

"We will continue our policy of cooperation only if there are no measures against Iran and our rights are not violated," he added.

Iran calls for nuclear negotiations after Annan talks

Iran called today for negotiations to solve the international standoff over its nuclear programme after talks with UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, but ruled out having to accept any preconditions

"During these talks both parties agreed that the best solution is to solve the questions through negotiations," Iran's top national security official, Ali Larijani, said after talks with Annan in Tehran, according to the Mehr agency.

He expressed hope that the "capacities of Kofi Annan could help solve the nuclear question", the semi-official news agency said.

"Kofi Annan's position for solving the Iran nuclear issue is positive and we support this position," he said.

"Confidence building is a two-way road. We welcome serious comprehensive negotiation but we will not accept any preconditions," Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said after his talks with Annan, according to the agency.