China Urges Iran to Accept Nuclear Incentives Package
China is urging Iran to accept an incentives packaged it and five other countries have offered in exchange for Tehran's agreement to suspend uranium enrichment. China's official Xinhua news agency says Vice Foreign Minister Cui Tiankai met his Iranian counterpart Ali Larijani Tuesday in Tehran. Xinhua says he told the Iranian official that China hopes Iran will seize the opportunity to respond to the package in the positive way.
In June, the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council (the United States, Russia, China, France and Britain), as well as Germany, offered the package in exchange for the suspension. Iran has not yet accepted the incentives, but says it will respond by August 22nd. It could face U.N. sanctions if it refuses the offer.
The U.S. and its Western allies believe Iran is trying to develop nuclear weapons. Tehran says its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes.
中国敦促伊朗接受中国和其他5个国家提出的换取德黑兰同意停止浓缩铀活动的激励计划。中国官方新华社说，外交部部长助理崔天凯星期二在德黑兰会见了伊朗官员拉里贾尼。新华社说，崔天凯对伊朗官员说， 中国希望伊朗抓住机会对激励计划做出正面回应。
今年6月，联合国安理会5个常任理事国和德国提出了这一激励计划，以换取伊朗停止其浓缩铀活动。伊朗还没有接受这一激励计划，但是表示将在8月22号前做出回应。如果拒绝接受这一计划，伊朗可能面临联合国制裁。
美国及其西方盟友相信，伊朗试图发展核武器。伊朗说，核计划用于和平目的。
