Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi exchanged views with the
European Union (EU)'s top diplomat Javier Solana on the Iranian
nuclear issue by telephone Monday night, China's Foreign Ministry
said.
Solana, who is the EU High Representative for the Common Foreign
and Security Policy, briefed Yang on his meeting with Iran's new
chief nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili in London Friday, the
ministry said in a press release. Jalili is also secretary of
Iran's Supreme National Security Council.
During the telephone talks, Yang said China would like to
continue its efforts to solve the Iranian nuclear issue
appropriately, it added.
(Xinhua News Agency December 4, 2007)