China has called for the international community to remain sober-minded, patient and flexible when trying to resolve the Iran nuclear issue, said the Foreign Ministry Spokesman Liu Jianchao at a regular news conference Tuesday in Beijing.

China encourages all parties to do more to increase trust and avoid any actions that may worsen the issue, Liu said.

He told reporters that China is concerned with the latest development of the Iran nuclear issue. There are still enough room to resolve the issue under the framework of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the international community should not abandon diplomatic efforts, he said.

Regarding the scheduled nuclear talks between Russia and Iran on Feb. 16, Liu said China hopes the talks will be held on time and achieve positive outcome.

Iranian government spokesman Gholam-Hossein Elham told reporters on Monday that a new round of talks between Iran and Russia, previously scheduled on Thursday in Moscow, has been delayed and that Iran would resume industrial enrichment ahead of the IAEA's meeting on March 6.

China is playing its own role in the resolution of the nuclear issue and will work with all relevant parties, including the United States, the European Union and other developing countries to properly resolve the issue, Liu said.

Liu also underscored that a solution through dialogue serves the interests of Iran and all parties concerned, and said China's efforts on this issue constitute part of its commitment to establishing world peace.

Alaeddin Boroujerdi, head of the Iranian National Security and Foreign Relations Committee, told state television Tuesday that Iran had resumed "peaceful" uranium enrichment at the Natanz plant in the presence of inspectors from the IAEA. The resumption was the final step of Iran's reaction to a recent decision by the IAEA to report their nuclear activities to the UN Security Council.

Source: Xinhua