China calls for peaceful settlement of Iranian nuclear issue

 China calls for peaceful settlement of Iranian nuclear issue

BEIJING, Oct. 25 (Xinhua) -- China has called for dialogue and negotiation¹ to peacefully address the Iranian nuclear issue, Foreign Ministry² spokesman Hong Lei said Thursday.

At a regular press briefing, he said that sanctions and using force can not fundamentally resolve the issue but may generate problems. Hong said these could have a negative impact on the peace and stability in the Middle East and the world.

Hong was responding to a question concerning reports about the Iranian nuclear issue.

Dialogue on Iranian nuclear issue is going through a critical phase at present, the spokesman said.

He said China hoped relevant parties would step up diplomatic efforts and enhance cooperation to start a new round of talks between countries and Iran at an early date.

Reports said that an Iranian official had recently claimed that the country would enrich uranium to a purity level of more than 20 percent if the West refused to ease sanctions against Iran. Analysts³ believed that it may raise fears of Israeli military action.

1 negotiation   

n.谈判，协商

参考例句：

• They closed the deal in sugar after a week of negotiation.经过一星期的谈判，他们的食糖生意成交了。
• The negotiation dragged on until July.谈判一直拖到7月份。

2 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

3 analysts   

分析家，化验员( analyst的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• City analysts forecast huge profits this year. 伦敦金融分析家预测今年的利润非常丰厚。
• I was impressed by the high calibre of the researchers and analysts. 研究人员和分析人员的高素质给我留下了深刻印象。