Iran nuclear issue

China urges peaceful resolution to Iran nuclear issue

Iranian students holding pictures of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei stand in front of an anti U.S. mural, painted on the wall of the former U.S. Embassy in Tehran November 4, 2011.
Image by: RAHEB HOMAVANDI / REUTERS

China called on Wednesday for a peaceful resolution of the Iran nuclear issue after the International Atomic Energy Agency concluded Tehran appears to have conducted work on designing an atomic weapon.

Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said China was still studying the report, but urged Iran to show "flexibility" and "sincerity".

"China advocates using peaceful means to resolve the Iran nuclear issue," he told a daily news briefing.