China hopes Iran will abide by UN resolutions and continue cooperating with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
Describing IAEA's report on Iran's nuclear program as relatively "objective" and "professional", Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Jianchao said yesterday that China has been studying it seriously.
Beijing appreciates the efforts of the UN nuclear watchdog and its director-general Mohamed ElBaradei, who submitted the report, Liu said.
"The report is relatively objective and professional. It shows some progress on the unresolved issues between the IAEA and Iran. Iran offered to cooperate yet, according to UN Security Council resolutions, it didn't suspend its uranium enrichment program," Liu said.
Under such circumstances, China hopes Iran will enhance its cooperation with the IAEA to resolve the disputes at an early date and in a manner that satisfies the international community, he said.
"We hope, too, that other relevant parties will continue their diplomatic efforts to create conditions for peaceful negotiations."
Responding to US criticism directed at China's efforts to resolve the Iranian nuclear issue, Liu said China upholds the international nuclear non-proliferation regime and has been trying in its own way to push forward the peaceful talks.
China has actively participated in UN Security Council consultations and has implemented the resolutions strictly, he said, and the entire world knows about these efforts.
"Some people on the US side have made groundless accusations against China, which is not in line with the truth and is detrimental to cooperation."
Liu said China and the US have always cooperated on the Iranian nuclear issue because they share the same goal: that of safeguarding the international non-proliferation regime and maintaining that it can be resolved diplomatically.
It is natural to have disputes on some issues, the spokesman said, but the two sides should enhance cooperation instead of criticizing each other.
China-EU summit
Premier Wen Jiabao and European Union leaders will hold their annual summit in Beijing on November 28, Liu said.
Portuguese Prime Minister Jose Socrates, whose country holds the rotating presidency of the EU, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso and other senior EU officials, too, will attend the summit.
On Sino-German ties, Liu said China regrets that German Chancellor Angela Merkel met with the Dalai Lama, seriously damaging bilateral relations.
He urged Germany to adopt effective measures to eliminate the negative impacts created by the wrongdoing of its leader.
"We attach great importance to Germany's position in the EU and its role in promoting China-EU relations," he said, and urged Germany to deal with the issue with China and EU ties in mind.
Source: China Daily
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