China, Turkey want diplomacy on Iran.

Tue, 04 May 2010 | PressTV   Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad delivers a speech on the opening of the 2010 NPT Review Conference, May 3, 2010.

UN Security Council member states China and Turkey have reiterated commitment to finding a diplomatic solution to the impasse over Iran's civilian nuclear program.

"We will do everything possible to build trust between Iran and the United States and Iran and the West to avoid a military confrontation and possible sanctions," Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu was quoted as saying by London-based Al-Hayat

newspaper.

Davutoglu went on to call for "more diplomatic efforts to engage with Iran in order to build trust between (all) sides.”

The remarks come one day after President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, in an address before the 2010 Review Conference of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) at the UN headquarters in New York, confronted the United States for refusing to exclude Iran from the list of countries that could become the target of US nukes.

Meanwhile, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu told reporters on Tuesday that the permanent UNSC member state was in favor of “relevant measures” to help resolve the issue through talks.

"Dialogue and negotiations are the best way out to resolve this issue and relevant discussions are still under way," she added.

Washington and its allies are rallying support for tougher UNSC sanctions against Iran. However, the imposition of sanctions requires nine affirmative votes including those of the five veto-wielding members of the Security Council.

Permanent UNSC member China and temporary members Turkey and Brazil are among the countries that support Iran's right to a peaceful nuclear program.

While the West accuses Iran of pursuing a military nuclear program, Tehran has repeatedly rejected the allegation and argues that as a member of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and a signatory to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), it is entitled to the peaceful use of the technology for electricity generation and medical research.

President Ahmadinejad offered an itemized proposal to the NPT review conference, calling for measures to limit the power held by nuclear armed states in the UNSC.