The Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency meets today in Vienna to discuss several files;
Among the most prominent of these will be the Iranian nuclear program, and the results of the IAEA Secretary-General's visit to Tehran last week.
Iran has said that Washington must lift the sanctions imposed on it first, if it wants to hold talks to save the nuclear deal.
And news agencies indicated that some member states are seeking to issue a statement expressing concern about Tehran's nuclear activities.
Al-Jazeera correspondent in Vienna, Abdullah Al-Shami, said that he is waiting for a statement from 3 countries, namely Britain, France and Germany, to be issued after the meeting ends, including blaming them or even condemning Iran for the recent steps it has taken.
The meeting coincides with Iran's announcement of its refusal to participate in informal meetings with the United States at the present time under the auspices of the European Union in an attempt to revive the nuclear deal.
Iran also renewed its refusal to conduct any bilateral negotiations with the United States if it did not back down from the policy of maximum pressure.
The Iranian Foreign Ministry called on Washington to lift the sanctions in order to be able to participate in the nuclear meetings.
The Iranian Foreign Ministry rejected what it described in the language of coercion, stressing that Tehran is pursuing a step-for-step policy.
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said that Iran's national interests prevent it from negotiating with the new US administration, which has not yet changed its policy towards Tehran.
"The administration of President Joe Biden must change the policy of maximum pressure that (former US President Donald) Trump followed towards Tehran ... if it wants to hold talks with Iran, it must first lift the sanctions," he stressed.
He added that his country will continue to work with the International Atomic Energy Agency despite the reduction in cooperation with it.
Russian position
For his part, Russia's permanent representative to international organizations in Vienna, Mikhail Ulinov, called on Tehran and Washington to work simultaneously and coordinated to return to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action related to Iran's nuclear program, and to abandon the rhetoric on who should take the first step for this purpose.
Olenov also urged - in a tweet on Twitter - the rest of the parties to the agreement and the active states of the International Atomic Energy Agency to refrain from taking steps he described as irresponsible that would undermine the chances of fully restoring the work of the nuclear deal with Iran through negotiations.
Commenting on Iran's refusal to participate in the informal consultations with the United States, Olenov considered that the decision is not final by Tehran, and that the matter will depend on studying Iran's nuclear file in the session of the Governing Council held today.