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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
St. Petersburg, December 4 (Xinhua) — The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs calls on Japan to return to the position of true pacifism enshrined in Japan's national constitution. This was stated by Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova in St. Petersburg on Thursday.
"According to Japan's constitution, the country has renounced war as a sovereign right of the nation. Bellicose statements and actions by Japanese authorities not only provoke further tension in the region but also directly contradict the country's fundamental law," noted M. Zakharova, speaking at a briefing held as part of the international conference "The Great Patriotic War in the Collective Memory of the Peoples of the Commonwealth: On the 80th Anniversary of Victory."
A Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson noted that the Japanese government is not relenting and continues to make strange statements regarding Taiwan.
"Russia's fundamental position on the Taiwan issue is well-known and unchanged. Russia recognizes that Taiwan is an integral part of China and opposes any form of independence for the island. We believe that the Taiwan issue is an internal matter for China, which has every legitimate right to defend its sovereignty and territorial integrity," Zakharova emphasized.
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