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China says Iran-US dispute should be resolved through dialogue
Switzerland: Oman to host US-Iran talks in Geneva next week
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said the current situation surrounding Iran has affected the entire West Asia region, stressing that disputes between Tehran and Washington should be resolved through mediation and dialogue.
Addressing the 62nd Munich Security Conference on Saturday, the Chinese top diplomat said, “The United States must exercise 'caution' in its engagements with Iran. This situation directly impacts peace in the Middle East."
"Instead of creating new conflicts, the parties should act with caution," Wang said.
Since February 6, Iran and the US have launched a new round of negotiations to resolve a dispute over Iran’s nuclear program.
The US, which has sent a number of aircraft carriers and warships to the region, has threatened Iran with new military attacks if Iran does not make a deal.
Iran has announced its conditions and has underlined that it will not bow to excessive demands in the negotiations which were held in Oman’s capital. Iran has also said that it will give decisive response to any aggression.
Switzerland said on Saturday that Oman would host new round talks in Geneva next week. "Switzerland stands ready at all times to offer its good offices to facilitate dialogue between the United States and Iran, a foreign ministry spokesman told AFP.
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov also said on Saturday that Moscow along with others, including China, is working to ensure a suitable political environment for negotiations between Iran and the United States.
On the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference, the US Secretary of State Marco Rubio discussed the outlook for negotiations with Iran with Bloomberg, saying that President Donald Trump "would always prefer to end problems with a deal."
Addressing the Munich conference, Rubio however repeated claims that Iran’s nuclear program has military objectives, stressing that the US actions in June against Iranian nuclear facilities had contained what he described as a “growing threat.”
The US president, who has repeatedly said he prefers a deal with Iran, claimed on Friday that regime change in Iran is "the best thing that could happen.”