BEIJING - Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi said Tuesday that the Iran nuclear issue should be resolved through dialogues and cooperation but not confrontations and sanctions.

Yang made the remarks at a press conference on the sidelines of the annual session of the National People's Congress, China's top legislature.

Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi answers a question at a press conference at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, March 6, 2012. [Photo by Jiang Dong / chinadaily.com.cn]