India, July 20 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday met Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Hosseini Khamenei's top adviser Larijani for nuclear talks, Kremlin said.

Putin and Larijani discussed the escalating situation in the Middle East and issues surrounding Iran's nuclear programme, Reuter quoted Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov.

Putin reaffirmed Russia's position in favour of stabilising the region and pursuing a political resolution to matters related to Iran's nuclear activities, Peskov said.

Meanwhile, Iran said it has reached an agreement in principle to hold talks with the UK, France and Germany over its nuclear programme, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported on Sunday.

Iran-US talks have remained deadlocked since th...