The Chinese Foreign Ministry denied the words of the President of Finland about Beijing’s readiness to influence the Russian Federation on the nuclear issue

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun denied the words of Finnish President Alexander Stubb that Beijing is allegedly ready to influence Russia on the issue of nuclear weapons. The diplomat's words are quoted by TASS.

“Regarding the [recent] visit of [Chinese] Foreign Minister Wang Yi to Finland (in early July - Lenta.ru note), the Chinese side has already published a corresponding message,” said a representative of the Chinese Foreign Ministry in response to a request from a Ukrainian journalist to comment on Stubb’s words.

Guo Jiakun emphasized that the aforementioned message from the Chinese side did not contain such information. According to him, China's position on the Ukrainian conflict and the nuclear issue remains unchanged and clear, that is, Beijing will continue to make efforts to reconcile the parties and facilitate negotiations.