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China calls all sides to show flexibility in Iranâ€™s nuclear dialogue

06 January 2010 00:02 (UTC +04:00)

Baku â€“ APA. Beijing on Tuesday called on all sides involved in talks over Iran’s nuclear program to take a more "flexible and pragmatic" approach towards the negotiations, APA reports quoting Press TV.

"Dialogue and negotiation are the right ways of properly resolving the Iran nuclear issue, and there is still room for diplomatic efforts," Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu said. "We hope the relevant parties take more flexible and pragmatic measures and step up diplomatic efforts in a bid to resume talks as soon as possible."

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehman-Parast on Tuesday advised the West to adopt a realistic approach toward Iran’s nuclear energy program.

The West is pressuring Tehran to accept a UN-backed draft deal, which would require Iran to send most of its domestically-produced low enriched uranium (LEU) abroad for further refinement for the Tehran research reactor that produces medical isotopes.

Iran, however, has not accepted the proposal which was first floated by the administration of President Barack Obama.

The Islamic Republic calls for "concrete guarantees" for the return of its fuel, as some Western countries have previously failed to adhere to their nuclear commitments to Tehran.