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China calls for constructive attitudes toward Iran nuclear issue

Anyone who helps China with energy is a friend." This suggested that China might be willing to use its UN veto to protect its new ally from any attempt by the US or the Europeans to impose UN sanctions designed to frustrate its nuclear designs, an impression reinforced in November of 2004, when Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing told then-Iranian president Mohammed Khatami that "Beijing would indeed consider vetoing any American effort to sanction Iran at the Security Council."
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Conversely any country that hinders China in her quest for oil is an enemy?

In a world that runs on oil, the nation that controls the flow of oil has great strategic power. U.S. policy-makers want leverage over the economies of competitors -- Western Europe, Japan and China -- that are more dependent on Middle Eastern oil.
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"China will, along with various parties, continue its support to the diplomatic efforts aiming at an early and appropriate solution to this issue within the framework of the IAEA," Wu said.

Various parties seems a reference to Russia.

Ahmadinejad has been anxious to gauge Chinese/Russian loyalty.
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China calls for constructive attitudes toward Iran nuclear issue

Anyone who helps China with energy is a friend." This suggested that China might be willing to use its UN veto to protect its new ally from any attempt by the US or the Europeans to impose UN sanctions designed to frustrate its nuclear designs, an impression reinforced in November of 2004, when Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing told then-Iranian president Mohammed Khatami that "Beijing would indeed consider vetoing any American effort to sanction Iran at the Security Council.

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"China will, along with various parties, continue its support to the diplomatic efforts aiming at an early and appropriate solution to this issue within the framework of the IAEA," Wu said.

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VIENNA, Aug. 9 (Xinhuanet) -- China on Tuesday called for constructive attitudes from the concerned parties toward the Iranian nuclear issue and warned against actions that would further complicate the situation.

Differences should be solved through negotiations and favorable conditions should be created for the final solution of the issue, said Wu Hailong, China's UN ambassador in Vienna.

"Continuation of the negotiation is the most appropriate and realistic approach to the resolution of the issue," said Wu at an emergency meeting on Iran's nuclear programs.

"Only through negotiations can a solution be found that conforms to the interests of all the parties," Wu added.

Iran on Saturday rejected a package of EU economic and political incentives presented by Britain, France and Germany, andresumed some uranium conversion activities at its nuclear facilityin the central city of Isfahan on Monday.

The emergency meeting proposed by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), originally scheduled for Tuesday morning, was postponed to Tuesday afternoon as EU diplomats needed more time to discuss the terms of a draft resolution on Iran's nuclear programs.

Earlier, IAEA chief Mohamed ElBaradei called on the EU and Iranto maintain maximum restraint and refrain from taking unilateral actions. He also appealed to Iran to rethink its decision to resume uranium conversion.

Addressing the emergency meeting, Wu also called on the EU and Iran to fulfill their commitments and tackle the crisis with patience.

"The Paris Agreement reached between the EU3/EU and Iran has, to some extent, laid a foundation for seeking a long-term solution. The parties concerned should truly fulfill the commitments they have respectively made under the agreement," saidWu.

"We appeal to Iran to continue to apply the relevant confidence-building measures to increase understanding on the partof the international community and create a favorable atmosphere for the eventual resolution of the Iranian nuclear issue."

He also called the other parties to address the reasonable concerns of Iran in a just and objective manner and respect Iran'sright to the peaceful use of nuclear energy.

Wu said China hopes the parties concerned will take a long-termvision, exercise restraint and continue negotiations with patience, pragmatism and flexibility to narrow down the differences and solve the crisis at last.

"China will, along with various parties, continue its support to the diplomatic efforts aiming at an early and appropriate solution to this issue within the framework of the IAEA," Wu said. Enditem


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