China urges cooperation with IAEA

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao urged Iran to cooperate with the International Atomic Energy Agency and show flexibility over its nuclear program during a meeting with Iranian First Vice President Parviz Davoudi in the Uzbek capital, Tashkent, New China News Agency said.

“Wen said peaceful negotiation would be the best way to resolve the nuclear issue and he hoped that Iran could further demonstrate its flexibility,” the official agency quoted a Foreign Ministry statement as saying.

Six world powers, including China, agreed Friday to push ahead with a third round of sanctions against Iran unless reports this month indicate Tehran has tried to address their concerns about its nuclear program.