Speaking ahead of his trip, Lavrov said the talks will consider ways to persuade Iran to resume the enrichment moratorium.
Germany, France, Britain, and the United States have called for Iran to be referred to the UN Security Council, a move that could lead to sanctions. China and Russia remain unconvinced.
The EU has said a Russian proposal to enrich uranium for Iran on Russian territory could be a way out of the impasse.
Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Mikhail Kamynin said today that Moscow is considering the possibility of China also taking part in the plan.
(AP, ITAR-TASS, Interfax)
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