China urges return to talks on Iranian nuclear issue

BEIJING, March 3 (Xinhua) -- China urges an immediate end to the military operations and a return to dialogue and negotiation on the Iranian nuclear issue as soon as possible, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said on Tuesday.

Mao's comment came at a regular news briefing after the head of the UN's International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said on Monday there is no evidence Iran has been running a "structured" nuclear weapons program.