China's Foreign Ministry has denied a report claiming the country has passed information on Iranian nuclear program to the IAEA.

“The report is made of nothing and fabricated and born out of clandestine motives,” Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu said on Thursday when asked by a journalist to respond to a report saying China has given some information on Iranian nuclear plan to the International Atomic Energy Agency.

She said, “We strongly deny the report.”

China has always supported a peaceful solution to Iran's nuclear issue through diplomacy, she noted.

The Associated Press published a report Wednesday saying China provided the IAEA with intelligence linked to Iran's alleged attempts to make nuclear arms.

"The Chinese government's position on the Iranian nuclear issue had always been reliable," Jiang said, adding China believes that all parties should use creativity and show flexibility to find a way out of the dispute.

China would continue to make constructive efforts in this regard, Jiang said.

China has constantly been against tight UN Security Council sanctions against Iran and has always diluted the US-led efforts to impose harsh penalties on Tehran.

DTJ/PA