China has always supported early negotiations on the signing of the Fissile Material Cut-off Treaty (FMCT), said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang on Tuesday.

Qin, in response to a question at a routine press conference, said that China has made positive efforts for the early initiation of these negotiations based on the comprehensive and balanced work program of the disarmament conference.

"We believe this is an important step in promoting multi-lateral nuclear disarmament," said Qin.

He said the international community is working to safeguard and strengthen the international non-proliferation mechanism, and it is of great importance to start the negotiations and reach an agreement on the FMCT as early as possible in order to reduce the risk of nuclear material spreading.

Source: Xinhua