Director-General of the Department of Arms Control of Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Wang Qun[/caption]GENEVA, Feb. 22 (Xinhua) -- The new round of negotiations over Iran's long-standing controversial nuclear program was intensive and pragmatic, the head of the Chinese delegation said after the talks on Sunday night.
Wang Qun, Director-General of the Department of Arms Control of Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said the latest round of talks was held in good atmosphere, and all sides had substantive negotiations over major issues at stakes.
Participating sides agreed to hold the next round of talks at the end of this month, with the exact date and place to be determined, according to him.
Wang reiterated that as the negotiations for the Iranian nuclear program is coming to an end, detailed issues become more prominent and challenges mount, which will make the political resolution imperative and even more urgent.
He reaffirmed that China hopes all sides will strengthen confidence, invest efforts and inject more political impetus into the talks, to facilitate the achievement of a win-win comprehensive agreement.
Representatives from P5+1 group, namely the U.S., Britain, France, Russia, China and Germany, and Iran met in Geneva on Sunday night for fresh talks over Tehran's disputed nuclear program, a move to continue the diplomatic efforts towards reaching a long-term, comprehensive solution to the Iranian nuclear issue.
It has been over a year since Iran and the world powers agreed to come back to the negotiating table for the nuclear problems in 2013. However, wide differences have kept all sides from arriving at a final deal.
The negotiators agreed in November 2014 to extend the deadline for another seven months and aimed to reach a political framework deal by the end of March.
By Xinhua
