Beijing to host talks on Iranian nuclear issue

It is the consensus among China, Russia and Iran that the lifting of sanctions serves as a crucial step in maintaining stability in the Middle East and avoiding further escalation caused by misjudgment,

Sun said

Under current circumstances, we believe that relevant parties need to remain calm, exercise restraint, and prevent the situation surrounding the Iranian nuclear issue from escalating or even descending to confrontation and conflict,

said the spokesperson

Mao Ning (diplomat)chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson

The three parties will exchange views on the Iranian nuclear issue and other issues of mutual interest,

Mao told reporters at a regular news briefing in Beijing

If confrontation and coercion tactics are chosen over peaceful negotiations to solve the Iranian nuclear issue, it will bring new instability to the region,

he added

China could also stress the importance of safeguarding the international nuclear nonproliferation regime and stability in the Middle East,

he said