As Iran and six major world powers prepare to begin the third day of nuclear talks in Geneva, China vows to continue with its positive role in the negotiations.China will continue to play a positive role and strive for an ideal outcome of the dialog, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hong Lei said at a press conference on Thursday.
He urged relevant countries to advance the dialog on a step-by-step and reciprocal basis.
Hong added that both Iran and the five permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany are showing their political readiness to settle the dispute over Tehrans civilian nuclear work, emphasizing that nuclear talks have gained positive momentum recently.
China hopes that the parties could seize the opportunity, keep the momentum going, minimize differences and work for the best possible results, the spokesperson stated.
A new round of negotiations between Iran and the six powers -- Britain, China, France, Russia, the US, and Germany - began on November 20 in the Swiss city of Geneva. Both sides are working to finalize a draft agreement to resolve the standoff over Tehrans nuclear energy program.
On Thursday, Irans Foreign Minister and top Iranian nuclear negotiator Mohammad Javad Zarif and European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton, who represents the six countries, held two bilateral meetings. The two also met on Wednesday.
Michael Mann, a spokesman for Ashton on Thursday described talks between Iran and the six powers as real and meaningful.
It was not your classic bilateral [meeting]. It was a real, meaningful, detailed, substantial negotiation, trying to drill down into the details of the text, trying to narrow the differences that still existed after the last round, he added.
Irans Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi, who is also a member of the Iranian negotiating team, meanwhile, said there were still major differences between the two sides.
During the last round of talks in Geneva in early November, a first-step agreement was within reach but the position taken by French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius in favor of the Israeli regime and a lack of commitment by US Secretary of State John Kerry spoiled the negotiations.
By Press TV
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