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Q: After the recent political director-generals' meeting on the Iranian nuclear issue, some countries proposed further sanctions against Iran. What's your stance?

A: The political director-generals' meeting on the Iranian nuclear issue has just concluded. The six parties agreed to continue to work for a diplomatic settlement of the issue. In our point of view, under the current circumstances, parties should take advantage of every positive factor and step up diplomatic efforts to resume talks with Iran at an early date. Imposition of sanction and pressure will neither help nor contribute to the diplomatic efforts to resume talks.

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