Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said on Wednesday that the Iran nuclear talks in Kazakhstan were being conducted in a "candid and constructive" manner.

The ministry also released an illustrative statement by Hua after the news briefing.

Exchanging views frankly and thoroughly over resolution to nuclear issue in Iran, all parties agreed on holding a specialists meeting and the next talks soon for further discussion, Hua told a regular news briefing.

"The talks get a foot in the door for opening tangible negotiation, which is conducive to solving the issue through dialogue," she said.

As the Iranian nuclear issue is complicated and sensitive, it is not possible to comprehensively address it through one or two talks, the spokeswoman said, adding that "there is still a long way to go."

Noting the participants in the talks were "seriously discussing" a solution to issues in Iran, Hua said Chinese Assistant Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxu attended the gathering, and met with Ali Baqeri, deputy secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, on the sidelines of the talks.

China expects all parties to "seize opportunities, further showcase flexibility and sincerity, accommodate each other's concerns, and launch substantive talks soon," so as to help secure progress at an early date, the spokeswoman said.

Hua said the Chinese side has maintained close contact with all parties to promote a flexible and pragmatic attitude by them, for the achievement of a solution that takes each other's concerns into consideration.

Representatives of Iran, the European Union, and the UN Security Council's five permanent members -- the United States, Britain, France, Russia and China -- plus Germany, a group known as the P5+1, on Tuesday began a new round of talks concerning Iran's disputed nuclear program in Almaty, the biggest city in Kazakhstan.

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