Russia's Medvedev says Iran nuclear talks must go on

Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev has asked Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to continue dialogue on the Iranian nuclear issue, Medvedev's spokeswoman said on Thursday.

At Medvedev's initiative, the two leaders discussed the Iranian nuclear programme in Tajikistan's capital, Dushanbe, where they were attending a Shanghai Cooperation Organisation meeting. (AP)