On April 1, 2016 local time, President Xi Jinping attended the leaders' meeting of six countries on the Iranian nuclear issue in Washington D.C. , and delivered an important speech.

Xi Jinping pointed out that the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) on Iranian nuclear issue is a great milestone, but much remains to be done to implement it. The JCPOA, as the result of successful negotiations, also calls for earnest implementation. We should stick to the political commitment and make sure implementation of the the deal will not derail from its original intention. Any external interference should be eliminated so that conflicts triggered by other issues will not affect the implementation of the JCPOA.

Xi Jinping stressed that today's world is still permeated with unstable elements. With international hotspot issues keeping emerging, it allows no delay in strengthening global security governance. The settlement of the Iranian nuclear issue has provided many inspirations for us. First, dialogue and negotiation are the best choice when resolving hotspot issues. Though dialogues and consultations take more time and energy, the outcomes are reliable. Second, cooperation and coordination among major countries proves to be an effective channel when settling major disputes. As the international community is a community of common destiny, major countries should play a mainstay role in coping with issues, just as the six countries in addressing the Iranian nuclear issue. Third, justice and equality should be the basic principle for reaching any international agreement, and legitimate concerns of all countries should be properly handled. International disputes should be settled in a fair manner and double standard will lead nowhere. Fourth, political decisiveness is the key factor for breakthrough in negotiations. All parties should focus on the major conflicts and make resolute decisions at crucial moments.

Xi Jinping emphasized that China has always been an active participant, promoter and contributor in the process of solving the Iranian nuclear issue. China is ready to, together with all other parties, make unremitting efforts in the follow-up implementation of the JCPOA and make new contributions to pushing forward global security governance.

Yukiya Amano, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, reported on the implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action on Iranian nuclear issue.

Other leaders present at the meeting, including President Barack Obama of the US, Prime Minister David Cameron of the UK, President François Hollande of France, Federal Minister of Defence Ursula von der Leyen of Germany, Russian Ambassador to the US Sergey Ivanovich Kislyak and President Donald Tusk of the European Council, also expressed their views respectively.

Yang Jiechi and others attended the meeting.