China urges diplomacy on Iran nuclear standoff

Reuters: China urged the diplomatic resolution of Iran’s nuclear standoff on Thursday, a day after the United States warned that Tehran was defying the international community by resuming uranium enrichment. BEIJING (Reuters) – China urged the diplomatic resolution of Iran’s nuclear standoff on Thursday, a day after the United States warned that Tehran was defying the international community by resuming uranium enrichment.

“We’re extremely concerned about the status of the Iranian nuclear issue,” China’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang told a regular news briefing.

“We support protecting the international anti-proliferation regime and advocate peaceful resolution of the Iran nuclear issue through diplomatic negotiations,” he said.

The U.N. nuclear watchdog agency, the International Atomic Energy Agency, recently voted to report Iran’s case to the U.N. Security Council, which could impose sanctions.