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Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova's answer to a media question regarding Russia's position on the Taiwan issue

13 January 2024 17:12
24-13-01-2024

Question: Taiwan held elections today to choose the so-called president and MPs. What is the Russian Federation's position on this matter?

Maria Zakharova: Russia's position on Taiwan is well-known and consistent, as set forth in Presidential Executive Order No 1072 of September 15, 1992, On the Relations between the Russian Federation and Taiwan. This position is also set forth in the key documents governing Russia-China relations, primarily Article 5 of the Russian-Chinese Treaty on Neighbourly Relations, Friendship and Cooperation between the Russian Federation and the People's Republic of China, dated July 16, 2001. It reads: "The Russian side reaffirms that the principled stand on the Taiwan issue as expounded in the political documents signed and adopted by the heads of state of the two countries from 1992 to 2000 remain unchanged. The Russian side acknowledges that there is only one China, that the People's Republic of China is the sole legal government representing the whole of China and that Taiwan is an inalienable part of China. The Russian side opposes any form of Taiwan's independence."

This approach was reaffirmed in the Joint Statement by the Russian Federation and the People's Republic of China on Deepening the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership of Coordination for the New Era, which was signed by the leaders of the two countries on March 21, 2023, during the state visit by President of China Xi Jinping to Russia. It also contains a provision whereby "the Russian side firmly supports actions by the Chinese side to defend its state sovereignty and territorial integrity."

We believe that relations between the two parties in the Taiwan Strait constitute an internal matter for China. Attempts by certain countries to use the elections in Taiwan to pressure Beijing and destabilise the situation in the strait and across the region are counterproductive and must be condemned by the international community.

We call on all outside forces to refrain from provocative actions undermining regional stability and international security.