Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying has reaffirmed her country’s support for Iran’s right to peaceful nuclear energy, expressing Beijing’s opposition to “blind” sanctions against Tehran

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying has reaffirmed her country’s support for Iran’s right to peaceful nuclear energy, expressing Beijing’s opposition to “blind” sanctions against Tehran.

"We believe that Iran, as a signatory of the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, possesses the right to use nuclear energy for peaceful purposes while following relevant international obligations," she said at a daily press briefing on Thursday.

She added that 'blind' sanctions will not help to resolve the Iranian nuclear issue and the use of force is even more unacceptable.

Hua insisted on “dialogue and negotiations” as the only way to resolve the Iranian nuclear issue.

The Chinese spokesperson stressed the importance of maintaining and promoting negotiations to properly solve the Iranian nuclear issue in a comprehensive way.

She pointed to the latest round of talks between Iran and the six major world powers of P5+1 group in Almaty, Kazakhstan, and noted that the sides achieved active results.

Iran and the P5+1 (Britain, China, France, Russia, and the United States plus Germany) wrapped up their latest talks in Almaty on February 27. Both sides agreed to convene in Almaty again on April 5-6 for the next round of the negotiations after holding expert-level talks in the Turkish city of Istanbul on March 17-18.