The statement from a foreign ministry spokesman, carried by state media, said that siding with those who sought their resumption "will not help to ease tension".

声明由官方媒体宣布，外交部发言人在声明中称，支持那些要求他们恢复会谈的人“无助于缓和紧张局势”。

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"We passed on the fishermen's concerns to the film festival's organisers, but it is up to them whether or not they show the film, as it's a private event," a foreign ministry spokesman said.

一名外交部发言人说：“我们将渔民的担忧转达给电影节组织方，然而是否放映的决定权在他们手里，这是他们的私人活动。”

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A Chinese foreign-ministry spokesman said Tuesday there would be 'in-depth discussions' on cooperation in' some major areas, 'but declined to confirm if a nuclear deal was in the works.

中国外交部发言人周二说，中巴两国将就相关领域的具体合作进行深入探讨，但是拒绝透露是否有核技术方面的协议。

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Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast presented a similar line of reasoning at his weekly press briefing.

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Japanese Foreign Ministry spokesman Kazuo Kodama said Japan would press for the ASEM meeting to issue a joint statement condemning the nuclear test, apart from the conference's normal closing statement.

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Speaking at a Moscow news conference, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Andrei Nesterenko said the first meeting between U.S.President Barack Obama and his Russian counterpart,Dmitri Medvedev, set the basis for practical cooperation between the two countries.

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The move would "intensify antagonism", a Foreign Ministry spokesman said, urging the US to "act prudently".

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Iranian state TV quoted a foreign ministry spokesman as saying that Mr Ban's comments "displayed a one-sided and unreasonable approach".

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"It is not favourable to global strategic balance and stability, " a foreign ministry spokesman in Beijing said following the weekend tests.

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