Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad yesterday called on European countries to take nuclear talks as an opportunity to "correct their 27-year-old attitude" towards Tehran since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, local media reported.

"Concerning the issue of our nuclear program, some of the European countries, fortunately, stepped forward to encourage talks and negotiations," Ahmadinejad told a rally in the city of Firouzkouh in Tehran Province.

"They had better to take advantage of this opportunity...in order to correct their 27-year-old attitude towards our nation," he added.

The Iranian president pointed out that some powers would not return to the right way and "lack the capacity to think about justice and ethics."

"When they get hopeless about the military threats, they turn to the economic sanctions," Ahmadinejad said.

He reiterated that Iranians have made their decision to achieve the "highest goals of scientific advancements and gain access to nuclear energy."

The UN Security Council adopted a resolution in late July, urging Tehran to suspend by Aug. 31 all enrichment-related and reprocessing activities, including research and development, or face prospect of sanctions.

IAEA chief Mohammed ElBaradei has presented a report to the Security Council saying "Iran has continued enriching uranium despite a UN nuclear deadline for it to suspend nuclear activities or face possible sanctions."

At an informal meeting in Brussels early last month, EU foreign ministers decided to maintain serious talks with Tehran in an effort to solve Iran's nuclear issue through diplomacy.