Wang Yi Talks with Foreign Minister Ferdinand of Türkiye on Strategy | Cooperation | Foreign Minister
On July 26, 2023 local time, Wang Yi, Director of the Central Foreign Office, held talks with Foreign Minister Feidan of Türkiye in Ankara.
Wang Yi stated that both China and Turkey are representatives of emerging market countries and major developing countries, possessing broad common interests and enormous potential for cooperation. China supports Türkiye to follow a development path that is in line with its own national conditions, to safeguard its national independence, sovereignty and legitimate rights and interests, to play a more important role in the regional and international arena, and to oppose any interference in Turkey's internal affairs. China is willing to work with the new government of Turkey to enhance strategic mutual trust, strengthen strategic coordination, deepen cooperation in various fields, firmly support each other in safeguarding core interests and national security and stability, promote more fruitful results in the strategic cooperation between China and Turkey, and open up new prospects and inject new impetus into the development of bilateral relations.
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Wang Yi said that the two sides should make good use of bilateral cooperation mechanisms such as the China Turkey Intergovernmental Cooperation Committee, promote the in-depth connection between the "the Belt and Road" initiative and Turkey's "Middle Corridor" plan, and continue to promote cooperation in energy, education, culture and other fields. China is willing to import more high-quality products from Turkey, support enterprises from both countries to use their local currencies for trade settlement, and encourage more Chinese enterprises to invest and develop in Turkey. China is willing to strengthen coordination and cooperation with Turkey under multilateral frameworks such as the United Nations, the G20, and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, jointly voice the voice of emerging market countries, uphold true multilateralism, maintain global supply chain and industrial chain stability, oppose unilateralism and erroneous practices such as decoupling and disconnection, and inject more stability into the turbulent and intertwined world.
Fei Dan stated that Turkey attaches great importance to developing relations with China, does not agree with China's economic and technological "threat theory", opposes smearing and containing China's development, and does not allow activities that undermine China's territorial integrity in Turkey.
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Both sides also exchanged views on international and regional issues of common concern.