<http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/ylhwq/index.htm> Iran Nuclear Crisis BEIJING, Aug. 23 (Xinhuanet) -- Five permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany, which offered Iran the incentives to stop uranium enrichment, Wednesday were studying Iran's offer of more talks to resolve a nuclear dispute. Iran said its reply to the proposal from the six-nation contained ideas that would allow serious talks on the standoff to start straightaway. But there was no sign Tehran had agreed to a key Security Council demand that it freeze uranium enrichment by Aug. 31 or face the prospect of sanctions. Iran's top nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani on Tuesday submitted Iran's formal response to the envoys from China, Russia, France, Germany, Britain and Switzerland. Switzerland is representing the United States since Washington has no diplomatic relations with Iran. China is carefully studying the response of Iran, according to the Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman's office Wednesday morning. "China has always believed that seeking a peaceful resolution to the Iranian nuclear issue through diplomatic talks is the best choice (to solve the issue) and in the interests of all parties concerned," said the office. The Chinese side hopes the Iranian side would earnestly consider concerns of the international community and come up with necessary and constructive measures, it said. "We also hope that other parties concerned will remain calm and patient, show flexibility, stick to the orientation of peaceful resolution (of the issue) and create favorable conditions for resuming talks as soon as possible," the office said. A White House spokesman said on Tuesday that President George W. Bush had yet to examine the Iranian reply. European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana said Iran's response was "extensive and therefore requires a detailed and careful analysis." http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-08/23/content_4996789.htm
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