VIENNA, March 9 (Xinhuanet) -- Austrian Chancellor Wolfgang Schuessel reiterated here on Tuesday that his country adheres to the one-China policy.

    Speaking to reporters following the weekly cabinet meeting, Schuessel also expressed his government's concern over the March 20 "referendum" in Taiwan.

    Earlier, Austrian Foreign Ministry spokesman Martin Weiss said that Austria, like all other members of the European Union, alwaysupholds the one-China policy and considers the Taiwan issue as an internal affair of China.

    In a written interview with Xinhua, Weiss said that Austria will watch closely the situation across the Taiwan Strait.