Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Wednesday the five permanent members of the UN Security Council and Germany have agreed to begin talks on imposing new sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program.

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton: “I think all the members of the P5+1, as well as every other member of the United Nations, is open to negotiated solutions. We happen to think that action in the Security Council is part of negotiation and diplomacy that perhaps can get the attention of the Iranian leadership.”

Up until now, China had opposed any consideration of new sanctions. President Obama has called for a new round of sanctions against Iran within the coming weeks.