Joint statement being finalized at Iran nuclear talks

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi(C) attends the plenary session on Iran's potential nuclear framework deal in Lausanne, Switzerland, on March 29, 2015. [Photo/Xinhua]

FM hails Iran's nuke talks as 'important step' towards comprehensive deal

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has hailed the Iran's nuclear talk in Swiss city of Lausanne as an "important step" towards a comprehensive deal by June 30.

All sides held comprehensive, repeated, thorough discussions on focused issues and they have narrowed their gaps to some extent, Wang told reporter Tuesday night before the end of the talks.

The latest round of talks resumed last Thursday, with all foreign ministers from P5+1 countries and Iran joining the talks Sunday to further narrow down their differences. The P5+1 group comprises the United States, Britain, France, Russia and China plus Germany. More