China and Iran in favor of a solution to the nuclear agreement | News

China will continue to actively promote negotiations and support a political settlement of the Iranian nuclear issue, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning told a press conference.

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"The United States should make a political decision as soon as possible to work for the results of the talks," Mao said when asked to comment on the joint statement issued by Iran. and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on their nuclear cooperation.

"China has always held that restoring the full and effective implementation of the JCPOA is the right way to resolve the Iranian nuclear issue," Mao Ning stressed.

For his part, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani reiterated that Tehran is acting in accordance with diplomacy and that it has indulged in nuclear negotiations based on the belief in a diplomatic resolution of the matter.

During his weekly press conference in Tehran, Kanaani stressed that the country's cooperation with the IAEA in the past week has been substantial, noting that this could pave the way to resolve outstanding issues and expand cooperation.

In a joint statement with the nuclear watchdog on Saturday, Iran expressed its readiness to provide more information and access to address outstanding safeguards issues, citing traces of uranium at undeclared sites.

The statement came after a two-day visit by IAEA chief Rafael Grossi to Iran as the Vienna-based organization seeks greater cooperation with Iran on its nuclear activities.

Tehran, according to the joint statement, will allow the nuclear agency to implement more verification and monitoring activities, and the modalities regarding the issue will be agreed upon in the course of a technical meeting that, according to the joint statement, will take place in the Iranian capital. "soon".

Grossi said he welcomed Iran allowing the agency to implement more verification and monitoring activities, adding that he believed his agency could start implementing "concrete measures very soon" and that "some monitoring equipment will start operating again." .

Kanaani continued that resolving the technical issues would disable players trying to hinder the return of diplomatic negotiations, however, he noted that the outcome of Iran's approach will be decided by the behavior of the other party.

Iran is acting in accordance with the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and is working within its legal rights by cooperating with the IAEA, he added.