China hopes that all the relevant parties involved in the Iran
nuclear issue will maintain patience and be flexible so as to avoid
complicating the matter, Foreign Minister Li
Zhaoxing said on Tuesday.
In a meeting with a visiting special envoy of the Iranian
government, Javad Larijani, Li said China has always maintained
that the Iran nuclear issue should be resolved through diplomatic
channels and the Chinese side will continue to play a constructive
role.
Larijani spoke positively of Iran-China relations and said that
Iran is willing to continue negotiations and dialogue to solve the
nuclear issue.
The two also discussed the further enhancement of diplomatic
ties.
Also on Tuesday, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman, Qin Gang,
said at a regular press conference that China supports Iran-Russia
negotiations on the nuclear issue and believes that Russia's
proposal is a "helpful" attempt to break the current stalemate.
China hopes that negotiations between Iran and Russia will
achieve progress as soon as possible, he added. He said China
believes that there is still room for solving the Iran nuclear
issue through diplomatic means, and hopes that Iran would fully
cooperate with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), and
take measures which help increase mutual trust and create
conditions necessary for the settlement of the issue.
Qin added that China advocates maintaining the seriousness and
authority of the international non-proliferation mechanism.
(Xinhua News Agency March 15, 2006)