US, China agree Iran should respond positively to nuclear proposals

The United States and China agree it is important for Tehran to respond positively to exisiting nuclear proposals by six major powers, US officials said ahead of a meeting on Thursday between Iran and the five permanent UN Security Council members and Germany.

"Both the US and China believe that Iran should cooperate with the P5+1 and should respond positively to the proposals that are on the table," a US official said. He was referring to the the United States, Britain, France, China, Russia and Germany, often referred to as the "P5+1". (Reuters)