Georgia reiterates its adherence to the one-China policy, according to the China-Georgia Joint Statement issued in Beijing on Wednesday.

"Georgia recognizes the government of the People's Republic of China as the sole legitimate government of the whole of China, and Taiwan is an inalienable part of the Chinese territory," the statement says.

Chinese President Hu Jintao and visiting Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili signed the statement after their talks on Tuesday. Saakashvili arrived in Beijing on Monday for his first official state visit to China since taking office.

Georgia will oppose "Taiwan Independence" of any form, including "de jure independence" and oppose Taiwan joining international organizations of sovereign nations, says the statement.

Georgia will neither establish official relations with Taiwan nor conduct official exchanges, the statement says.

China reiterates its support for Georgia's efforts to safeguard national independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity, development of its national economy and domestic stability, the statement says.

China believes the issues on Abkhazia and South Ossetia, two breakaway regions within Georgia, fall within Georgia's internal affairs and should be properly settled through peaceful negotiations on the basis of respecting Georgia's sovereignty and territorial integrity, according to the statement.

Abkhazia and South Ossetia broke away from Georgia's central government in the early 1990s.

Source: Xinhua