The Chinese government is scheduled to hold a meeting among China, Russia and Iran on the Iranian nuclear issue in Beijing on Friday.
Vice Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxu will chair the meeting and Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Ryabkov Sergey Alexeevich and Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi will attend the meeting.
The three parties will exchange views on the Iranian nuclear issue and other issues of mutual interest.
The meeting will be China's latest diplomatic effort with the aim of enhancing communication and coordination and creating conditions for resuming dialogue and negotiation at an early date, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said on Thursday.
As a permanent member of the UN Security Council and a party to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), China calls for an appropriate resolution of the Iranian nuclear issue through political and diplomatic means, and efforts of safeguarding the international nuclear non-proliferation regime and promoting peace and stability in the Middle East, Mao said.
China sincerely hopes that all parties can work in the same direction, continue to build trust and clear up misgivings, and turn the momentum of resuming dialogue and negotiation into reality at an early date, Mao said.
Beijing to hold meeting among China, Russia, Iran on Iranian nuclear issue
