China has called for constructive attitudes from the concerned
parties toward the Iranian nuclear issue and warned against actions
that would further complicate the situation at an emergency meeting
held by International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the UN's nuclear
watchdog, in Vienna on Tuesday.
Differences should be solved through negotiations and favorable
conditions should be created for the final solution of the issue,
Wu Hailong, China's ambassador to?the UN and other
organizations in Vienna, said.
Iran on Saturday rejected a package of EU economic and political
incentives presented by Britain, France and Germany -- the EU3 --
and resumed some uranium conversion activities at its nuclear
facility in the central city of Isfahan on Monday.
An emergency meeting of the IAEA's 35-nation board of governors
was originally scheduled for Tuesday morning but was postponed to
Tuesday afternoon as EU diplomats needed more time to discuss the
terms of a draft resolution on Iran's nuclear programs.
IAEA chief Mohamed ElBaradei had earlier called on the EU and
Iran to maintain maximum restraint and refrain from taking
unilateral actions. He also appealed to Iran to rethink its
decision to resume uranium conversion.
Addressing the emergency meeting, Wu also called on the EU and
Iran to fulfill their commitments and tackle the crisis with
patience.
"The Paris Agreement reached between the EU3 and Iran has, to
some extent, laid a foundation for seeking a long-term solution.
The parties concerned should truly fulfill the commitments they
have respectively made under the agreement.
"We appeal to Iran to continue to apply the relevant
confidence-building measures to increase understanding on the part
of the international community and create a favorable atmosphere
for the eventual resolution of the Iranian nuclear issue," Wu
said.
Wu also called on the other parties to address the reasonable
concerns of Iran in a just and objective manner and respect Iran's
right to the peaceful use of nuclear energy.
"China will, along with various parties, continue its support to
the diplomatic efforts aiming at an early and appropriate solution
to this issue within the framework of the IAEA," Wu said.
(Xinhua News Agency August 11, 2005)