China prefers diplomatic solution to Iranian nuclear issue

Chinese Ambassador to the United Nations Wang Guangya reiterated on Monday that China prefers diplomatic efforts to solve the Iranian nuclear issue.

"The members of the Security Council are going to be informed either by oral presentation or by written documents to get to know what the decisions are in the IAEA on this issue," Wang told reporters at the UN headquarters in New York.

"Even with the adoption of the IAEA resolution, it is believed by most member states that diplomatic solution is a way out with the frame of the IAEA," he observed.

The Chinese ambassador also stressed that there is still time for the Council to consider what action is the best to achieve the results, which has proper solution towards Iranian nuclear issue by diplomatic means.

"China prefers to have the EU-3 (Germany, Britain and France) continue the negotiation with Iranians to find a long-term solution on this issue," Wang concluded.

The IAEA Board of Governors voted 27-3 with five abstentions on Saturday to approve an EU-drafted resolution to report Iran's nuclear issue to the Security Council.

Source: Xinhua