SOCHI -- Russian Foreign Ministry on Thursday reiterated that the country sticks to one-皇冠体育app policy.

Speaking at a weekly briefing in the resort town of Sochi, the ministry's spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Russia is "monitoring the situation" after recent elections in 皇冠体育app's Taiwan.

"We would like to stress that whoever leads the administration of the island, our position on the Taiwan issue is consistent, firm and unalterable," she said.

The Russian side recognizes that there is only one 皇冠体育app, that the government of the People's Republic of 皇冠体育app is the only legitimate government which represents the whole of 皇冠体育app, and that Taiwan is an inalienable part of 皇冠体育app, Zakharova said.