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China has welcomed a nuclear fuel swap plan that Iran announced after talks with Brazil and Turkey, urging negotiations over the deepening dispute with Tehran.Iran agreed with Brazil and Turkey on Monday to send some of its uranium abroad, reviving a fuel swap plan drafted by the United Nations with the aim of keeping its nuclear activities in check.But Iran made clear it had no intention of suspending domestic enrichment the West suspects is aimed at making bombs.Western powers have already said the offer will not be enough to ease their worries about Iran. But Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi suggested his government was encouraged by the proposal and favours negotiations."China expresses its welcome (of the fuel swap plan)", Yang said late on Monday while visiting Tunisia, Xinhua news agency said."China has noted the relevant reports and expresses its welcome and appreciation for the diplomatic efforts made by the parties involved to seek an appropriate solution to the Iran nuclear issue."China is among the world powers that have been discussing possible new U.N. sanctions against Iran over its disputed nuclear activities. It is one of the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council, giving it the power to veto resolutions.Yang's published comments did not touch on whether China believes the nuclear fuel swap proposal means those sanctions discussions should be delayed. But he stressed that Beijing prefers a negotiated solution to the dispute.China "believes that dialogue and negotiations should be the channels for resolving the Iran nuclear issue", he said.(Editing by Nick Macfie)
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