BEIJING, Oct. 27 (Xinhua) -- China hoped relevant parties could reach consensus through consultations on the issue of Iran's nuclear-fuel supply at an early date.

    IAEA director general Mohamed El Baradei proposed a draft agreement over nuclear-fuel needed for a research reactor in Iran. "We hope relevant parties could reach consensus through consultations on this issue at an early date," said Foreign Ministry spokesman Ma Zhaoxu.

    Representatives from Iran, the United States, Russia, France and the IAEA met in Vienna from Monday to Wednesday to discuss the nuclear-fuel supply for a research reactor in the Iranian capital of Tehran. The four countries agreed to conduct a feasibility review of proposals advanced by El Baradei.