He urged Iran to fully comply with IAEA and Security Council resolutions as soon as possible.

Wang noted that the foreign ministers of Britain, China, France, Germany, Russia and the United States have issued a joint statement reiterating their commitment to resolving the issue through diplomatic negotiations and expressing their readiness to strengthen diplomatic efforts and adopt creative approaches to vigorously facilitate resumption of negotiations.

The statement of the foreign ministers of the six countries, read by British Ambassador John Sawers after the vote, said Resolution 1803 reflected "the international community's ongoing serious concerns about the proliferation risks of the Iranian nuclear program."

The United Nations Security Council adopted a resolution on Monday slapping stronger sanctions to press Iran to suspend its uranium enrichment activities.(Xinhua Photo)

"We remain committed to an early negotiated solution to the Iranian nuclear issue and reaffirm our commitment to a dual-track approach," the statement said, "We remain ready to negotiate future arrangements, modalities and timing ... once the conditions for negotiations have been established."