conduct prior consultation with countries outside of Europe.

Referring it to the Security Council might complicate the issue. That might make some of the parties more tough on this issue. That is our concern.

We still believe that negotiations and a diplomatic solution are the best way out of it.

We are still studying the report so I don’t want to make any comments now. … It needs careful study.

Even with the adoption of this IAEA resolution, it is the belief of most of the members there that a diplomatic solution is the way out within the framework of the IAEA.

We have to be careful with any step the Council is going to take.

I think at least four weeks to six weeks, this is my feeling.

China does not believe that the time is right for adopting such a resolution.

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This is a minor issue.

We’re not in favor of sanctions. We still have time to be flexible, to work diplomatic solutions. I think that talking about sanctions at this stage would not be good for achieving the results.

We didn’t talk about dates yet.

We all know what Chapter 7 involves. All we want is a diplomatic solution, so therefore I believe that by involving Chapter 7, it will be more complicated.

The comments made by this guy (are) always, always negative. We should not be influenced by whatever comments he made.

We agreed to come back Friday afternoon. The situation is very serious. But I think all the measures must not aggravate the situation. We must find a way out of this.

The objectives are the same but (the problem is) what is the best approach to achieve these objectives.

There are two or three areas which still need fine tuning. But my feeling is that we are close.

As a matter of political principal, China always has difficulties with regard to sanctions.

At this sensitive moment, to publish the list of names will have a negative effect on the negotiations there.

We have some difficulty with the elements.

Taiwan is a part of China’s territory and it has never been a country. There is only one China in the world, and China’s sovereignty and territorial integrity brook no division.

The region is already complicated, we don’t want to make it more complicated. We are not so enthusiastic about more resolutions.

I don’t think there is any provision in our legal system that will allow us to do so, but I do hope that he will find a nice place.

They say at least four to six weeks, they say this is the advice if you ask them to do the job.

I’m sure the co-sponsors will get our views and try to modify it. Otherwise, there will be a split in the council.

All we want is to work for a diplomatic issue, because this region is already complicated. I believe that invoking Chapter 7 will (make things) more complicated, and the implications will lead events to a...

We want a solution but to refer it might complicate the issue. This is our concern.

The Russian argument is that it has the implication of leading to Chapter 7 actions.

milestone that marks an end to the past and a beginning of the future.

There are a lot of problems in the region and we should not do anything that would cause the situation to become even more complicated.

It is a very tough resolution that is difficult to accept, … It goes beyond what is called for in terms of requiring the cooperation of Syria.

I believe that the Russian concern has its logic.

It’s a regrettable event.

Our concern is that to refer it to the council might complicate the issue. I think this might make the positions of some parties more tough on this issue.

They argued for two tracks. On one hand you put pressure, on the other hand show a way out of this.

We talked about our objectives, how the Security Council can reinforce the role of the IAEA (the UN nuclear watchdog).

Our concern is that referring them might complicate the issue.

We are making some progress.