From: Press TV
“We are committed to the protection of diplomatic personnel and call on all sides to engage in dialogue to solve this problem and maintain stability in the Middle East and the Persian Gulf,” he added.
When asked about reports that the US had sent a team to convince China that its allegations against Iran were true, the spokesman answered that China was maintaining communication with all sides.
On Tuesday, the US Justice Department accused Iran of involvement in a plot to assassinate Adel Al-Jubeir with help from a suspected member of a Mexican drug cartel.
Iran has categorically denied the accusation, saying the recent US plot allegation is a “ludicrous” claim based on the joint US-Israel posture against the Islamic Republic.
US President Barack Obama threatened Thursday that Washington will push for the “toughest sanctions” against Iran over the alleged assassination plot.
The US will need the support of all five permanent members of the UN Security Council, including China, if it wants to impose any sanctions through the UN.
Shi Yinhong, a professor of international relations at Beijing's Renmin University, told Press TV that China was unlikely to support any UN sanction against Iran as “neither America nor Saudi Arabia has offered convincing proof” on the allegation.
“Everybody knows that America has for many years harbored enmity towards Iran,” Yinhong pointed out.
The Chinese government
has reacted to the recent US allegation that Iran was involved in a
plot to assassinate the Saudi ambassador to Washington, Press TV reports.
“We are paying attention to reports and reactions on this matter. In
managing international relations, China always upholds respect for
national law and relevant standards of conduct,” Chinese Foreign
Ministry spokesman Liu Weimin told reporters on Friday, a Press TV
correspondent reported.
“We are committed to the protection of diplomatic personnel and call on all sides to engage in dialogue to solve this problem and maintain stability in the Middle East and the Persian Gulf,” he added.
When asked about reports that the US had sent a team to convince China that its allegations against Iran were true, the spokesman answered that China was maintaining communication with all sides.
On Tuesday, the US Justice Department accused Iran of involvement in a plot to assassinate Adel Al-Jubeir with help from a suspected member of a Mexican drug cartel.
Iran has categorically denied the accusation, saying the recent US plot allegation is a “ludicrous” claim based on the joint US-Israel posture against the Islamic Republic.
US President Barack Obama threatened Thursday that Washington will push for the “toughest sanctions” against Iran over the alleged assassination plot.
The US will need the support of all five permanent members of the UN Security Council, including China, if it wants to impose any sanctions through the UN.
Shi Yinhong, a professor of international relations at Beijing's Renmin University, told Press TV that China was unlikely to support any UN sanction against Iran as “neither America nor Saudi Arabia has offered convincing proof” on the allegation.
“Everybody knows that America has for many years harbored enmity towards Iran,” Yinhong pointed out.
