China urges Iran to resume nuclear talks

China told a visiting Iranian delegation led by Supreme National Security Council deputy secretary Ali Baqeri that returning to nuclear talks was a "top priority," the Xinhua news agency said on Saturday. "China believes the Iran nuclear issue should be resolved peacefully through dialogues and negotiations, and that sanctions and military means will not fundamentally address the problem," Xinhua quoted Chinese Assistant Foreign Minister Wu Hailong as saying during the Friday meeting. While the Iranian side "expressed its willingness to resume talks" with six countries involved in discussions and to "strengthen cooperation" with the International Atomic Energy Agency and the UN’s energy watchdog.