BEIJING, Oct. 25 (Xinhua) -- China denied here Thursday a Russian report that it will sell fighter jets to Iran, saying no talks were conducted between China and Iran.

    "The report is false and irresponsible," Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Jianchao told a regular press conference in response to a report by a Russian news agency that China has signed a deal

to sell Iran jets and fighters in the next two years.

    "China has not conducted any negotiation on so-called fighter issue," said Liu. "We hope the Russian newspaper could clarify its report," he added.