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VIENNA, Aug. 9 (Xinhuanet) -- China on Tuesday called for constructive
attitudes from the concerned parties toward the Iranian nuclear issue and warned
against actions that would further complicate the situation.
Differences should be solved through negotiations and favorable conditions
should be created for the final solution of the issue, said Wu Hailong, China's
UN ambassador in Vienna.
"Continuation of the negotiation is the most appropriate and realistic
approach to the resolution of the issue," said Wu at an emergency meeting on
Iran's nuclear programs.
"Only through negotiations can a solution be found that conforms to the
interests of all the parties," Wu added.
Iran on Saturday rejected a package of EU economic and political incentives
presented by Britain, France and Germany, andresumed some uranium conversion
activities at its nuclear facilityin the central city of Isfahan on Monday.
The emergency meeting proposed by the International Atomic Energy Agency
(IAEA), originally scheduled for Tuesday morning, was postponed to Tuesday
afternoon as EU diplomats needed more time to discuss the terms of a draft
resolution on Iran's nuclear programs.
Earlier, IAEA chief Mohamed ElBaradei called on the EU and Iranto maintain
maximum restraint and refrain from taking unilateral actions. He also appealed
to Iran to rethink its decision to resume uranium conversion.
Addressing the emergency meeting, Wu also called on the EU and Iran to
fulfill their commitments and tackle the crisis with patience.
"The Paris Agreement reached between the EU3/EU and Iran has, to some
extent, laid a foundation for seeking a long-term solution. The parties
concerned should truly fulfill the commitments they have respectively made under
the agreement," saidWu.
"We appeal to Iran to continue to apply the relevant confidence-building
measures to increase understanding on the partof the international community and
create a favorable atmosphere for the eventual resolution of the Iranian nuclear
issue."
He also called the other parties to address the reasonable concerns of Iran
in a just and objective manner and respect Iran'sright to the peaceful use of
nuclear energy.
Wu said China hopes the parties concerned will take a long-termvision,
exercise restraint and continue negotiations with patience, pragmatism and
flexibility to narrow down the differences and solve the crisis at last.
"China will, along with various parties, continue its support to the diplomatic efforts aiming at an early and appropriate solution to this issue within the framework of the IAEA," Wu said. Enditem |