“We welcome their (Iran and IAEA) commitment to addressing the outstanding safeguards issues through dialogue and consultation and support the IAEA in implementing verification and monitoring activities in accordance with its mandate,” said Ning in a press conference on March 6.
“We hope to see effective implementation of what has been agreed and that there will be an enabling atmosphere for the negotiations on the nuclear issue,” she added.
As to the implementation of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, which is officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the official said that China believes that resuming the effective implementation of the JCPOA in its entirety is the right way to resolve the Iranian nuclear issue.
Ning further pointed to problems existing in the way of reviving the JCPOA and indirectly blamed the US for stonewalling efforts to reach an agreement
“The negotiations came to a standstill fundamentally because certain country tried to steer the negotiations in a way that would serve its own geopolitical agenda.
“Parties concerned need to all exercise restraint, support the IAEA’s dialogue and cooperation with Iran, and avoid actions that may escalate the situation,” said the Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman.
She said that China will continue to promote dialogue and will work for the political settlement of the Iranian nuclear issue.
The JCPOA was inked in 2015 between Iran and the five permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany. However, former US president Donald Trump withdrew from the deal in May 2018 and imposed sanctions on Iran.
That comes as negotiations to restore the deal have been going on since April 2022.
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