China has right to restore territorial integrity - Putin
Interfax  | 18MAR05 | Interfax
 

PARIS. March 18 (Interfax) - Russian President Vladimir Putin confirmed Russia's support for the idea of China's territorial integrity.

"The Soviet Union and Russia have always been in favor of China's territorial integrity. We have not changed our position and think that China has a right to fully restore its territorial integrity. We understand the Chinese authorities' efforts to resolve this problem," Putin told a press conference in Paris on Friday.

"We assume this problem will be resolved by peaceful methods," Putin said.