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China: Diplomacy Best Way to Resolve Iranian Nuclear Issue

   China  hopes  all  countries  involved  in  talks  on  Iran  take more
   'flexible and pragmatic' approach

   VOA News 05 January 2010

Photo: AP

   An  Iranian  technician  walks through the Uranium Conversion Facility
   just  outside  the city of Isfahan 255 miles (410 kilometers) south of
   the capital Tehran, Iran (2007 file)

   China  has  called  for  diplomatic efforts to resolve the controversy
   over Iran's nuclear program, saying "dialogue and negotiation" are the
   best ways to address the issue.
   A  Chinese  Foreign Ministry spokeswoman, Jiang Yu, Tuesday said China
   hopes  all  countries  involved in talks on Iran take a more "flexible
   and pragmatic" approach.
   Her  comments  come  one  day  after  U.S.  Secretary of State Hillary
   Clinton said Washington has begun talks with its allies about imposing
   new sanctions on Iran for its nuclear program.
   Clinton  also  said  the U.S. wants to keep the door open for dialogue
   with  Iran.   But  she  added  that Washington cannot continue to wait
   while  Iranian  officials  talk  about increasing production of highly
   enriched uranium.
   An  Iranian  Foreign Ministry spokesman, Ramin Mehmanparast, responded
   Tuesday  to Clinton's comments, saying that setting any deadline would
   be meaningless.
   China has long called for more dialogue to resolve the Iranian nuclear
   controversy.
   The  United  States  and  its Western allies accuse Iran of working to
   produce  a  nuclear  weapon.   Iran  says  its  atomic  program is for
   peaceful purposes to generate electricity.

   Some information for this report was provided by AP, AFP and Reuters.

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