EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana said here Wednesday that he hopes his forthcoming trip to Iran would restart the process for settling the Iranian nuclear crisis.
"We hope very much there will be a positive outcome of the visit and that it will not be just one visit, that it will be a process that restarts again in trying to find a diplomatic solution to the crisis," Solana said at a joint press conference with visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi.
"It is very, very important that the nuclear issue be resolved in a manner that the international community will have objective guarantees on the program of Iran," he said.
For his part, Yang reaffirmed China's position on the issue, saying "China is for the safeguarding of the Non-proliferation Treaty, and we are for maintaining peace and stability in the Middle East."
"We believe the Iranian nuclear issue will be solved peacefully through diplomatic channels," he added.
"It will be in the interests of the region and the world if an appropriate and good settlement is found for this issue," said the Chinese minister.
Solana will leave Friday afternoon for Tehran to try to persuade Iran to suspend its uranium enrichment program, his spokeswoman Cristina Gallach said.
He will also deliver a letter to Iran on behalf of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council and Germany.
Source:Xinhua
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