Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Weimin said on Thursday that dialogue between the members of the P5+1 group – comprising Britain, China, France, Russia, the United States and Germany – and Iran has seen positive momentum.
Liu added that China hopes each side can cooperate sincerely, and make more efforts to solve the issue peacefully on the basis of previous agreements.
China will continue to play a constructive role in resolving the issue, he pointed out.
The United States, Israel and some of their allies have repeatedly accused Iran of pursuing military objectives in its nuclear energy program. Washington and Tel Aviv have time and again threatened Tehran with the “option” of a military strike against its civilian nuclear facilities.
Iran argues that as a signatory to the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and a member of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), it has the right to develop and acquire nuclear technology for peaceful purposes.
The IAEA has conducted numerous inspections of Iran’s nuclear facilities but has never found any evidence indicating that Tehran’s nuclear energy program has been diverted to nuclear weapons production.
The latest round of the talks between Iran and the six members of the P5+1 group was held in the Turkish city of Istanbul on April 14.
They agreed to hold the next round of the talks in Baghdad on May 23, 2012. Both sides hailed the discussions as constructive.
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