China never supplied weapons to parties in Ukrainian conflict — Defense Minister

China is not supplying weapons either to Russia or to Ukraine and strictly controls exports of dual-purpose goods, Defense Minister Dong Jun said at the IISS Shangri-La Dialogue forum, Report informs referring to TASS.

"We have never supplied weapons to either party in the conflict. We have established strict control over exports of dual-purpose and never did anything that could fire up the situation," the minister said.

China is always holding a reliable position on the Ukrainian issue and supports peace talks, he added.