BEIJING, April 2 (Xinhua) -- A senior official of the Communist Party of China (CPC) met Friday with Saeed Jalili, visiting Iranian chief nuclear negotiator and Secretary of Supreme National Security Council.

    Wang Jiarui, head of the International Department of the CPC Central Committee, said that China supported maintaining the validity of the international nuclear nonproliferation system and believed that the Iran nuclear issue should be addressed through dialogue and negotiation, so as to safeguard peace and stability in the Middle East.

    Chinese State Councilor Dai Bingguo met with Jalili in Beijing Thursday. The two had frank and in-depth exchanges on China-Iran relations and issues of mutual concern. Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi held talks with Jalili on the same day.