Russia firmly opposes Taiwan's proposed referendum on UN
membership, Foreign Ministry spokesman Mikhail Kamynin said on
Monday in a statement published on the ministry's official
website.
Russia regards such a move a "political game" that will spark
"remarkable consequence," the statement said.
Russia will never be tolerant to any activity that was aimed at
turning Taiwan into a sovereign country.
There's only one China in the world and Taiwan is an inalienable
part of Chinese territory. The Government of the People's Republic
of China is the sole legal government representing the interest of
all the Chinese people, it said.
Russia, as a strategic partner of China, will unswervingly
oppose Taiwan's accession to any international organization which
is composed of sovereignty nations, said the statement.
Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Saltanov has
expressed last Friday firm opposition to Taiwan's proposed
referendum on UN membership, vowing to work along with
international community to curb the "Taiwan independence"
secessionist activities.
Many other countries, such as the United States, have also
expressed their opposition and concern over the proposed
referendum.
The United States opposes the referendum and believes it showed
the Taiwan authorities' intention to change the status quo, US
Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Thomas J. Christensen has
said.
(Xinhua News Agency December 18, 2007)
