中国称对伊朗立场保持不变 (China Says Stance on Iran Remains the Same)

在美国一份情报报告星期一说，伊朗4年前停止了核项目以后，中国表示将继续以外交手段处理伊朗问题的政策。中国政府的声明星期二说，中国外长杨洁篪星期一晚上打电话给欧洲联盟外交政策主管索拉纳，星期二上午又与美国国务卿赖斯通电话，解释中国的立场。

声明说，杨洁篪强调，中国继续支持国际核不扩散条约以及中东地区的和平与稳定。杨洁篪还说，他希望伊朗能够履行联合国安理会决议规定的责任，与国际原子能机构合作。

China says it will maintain its policy of diplomacy to deal with Iran, after a U.S. intelligence report Monday said Tehran had halted its nuclear program four years ago. A Chinese government statement Tuesday says Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi phoned EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana late Monday, and U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice early Tuesday to explain China's position.

The statement says Yang stressed that China continues to support the international nuclear non-proliferation treaty, as well as peace and stability in the Middle East. Yang also said he hoped Iran could fulfill its U.N. resolution obligations and cooperate with the International Atomic Energy Agency.