Speaking at a regular press conference on Monday,Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hong Lei urged all sides in the negotiations about Irans nuclear program to build up political will in an attempt to reach a comprehensive agreement.
The negotiation on a comprehensive agreement on the Iranian nuclear issue has come to a critical point All parties concerned should build up political will, work towards the shared goal, waste no time in making political decisions and make joint efforts to clinch a final deal through negotiation, Hong said.
He added that during the latest nuclear talks between Iran, the P5+1 countries and the EU in Lausanne, Switzerland, all participants demonstrated strong political will, pragmatic attitude for negotiation and innovative thinking.
The Chinese official pointed out that important progress has been made in Lausanne while the gaps stillremain.
He said Beijing pursues an objective and unbiased approach to the Iranian nuclear issue and plays a constructive role in advancing the negotiations.
The Chinese side put forward a host of China solution and China thinking on relevant focal and thorny problems during the negotiations to bridge differences among all parties and contribute China wisdom to the negotiations. We will continue to make relentless efforts together with other parties, Hong said.
Zarif, Lavrov discuss talks
Meanwhile, foreign ministers of Iran and Russia have exchanged views on the latest developments pertaining to Tehrans nuclear program and vital issues relating to bilateral cooperation.
In a phone conversation on Monday, Irans Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov discussed the settlement of the nuclear issue ahead of a new round of talks between Iran and the P5+1 group of countries.
A fresh round of nuclear talks is scheduled to resumein the Swiss city of Lausanne on Thursday with a planned visit between Zarif and US Secretary of State John Kerry.
The latest round of nuclear negotiations ended in Lausanne on March 20 after six days of intensive and serious talks with both Iran and the United States citing progress.
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="550"]
US Secretary of State John Kerry (1st L), Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz (2nd L), Irans Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif (1st R), and Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran Ali Akbar Salehi meet in Lausanne, Switzerland, March 20, 2015.[/caption]The Iranian foreign minister said on Friday that good progress hadbeen made over the six days of the latest round of negotiations and pointed out that some work still neededto be done.
The US secretary of state also said, Weve made a lot of progress.
The talks between the United States and Iran are part of broader negotiations between the Islamic Republic and the P5+1 group -- Russia, China, Britain, France andthe United States plusGermany -- to reach a comprehensive agreement on Tehrans nuclear program as a deadline slated for July 1 draws closer.
By Press TV
