ISTANBUL, Nov. 1
(Xinhua) -- Turkish and Chinese companies on Tuesday held business talks here
and signed 36 deals worth nearly 300 million U.S. dollars. The agreements
cover Turkey's featured products like marble, chrome ore, soybean oil, flaxseed
oil, clean wool, hazelnut, pistachio nut and cotton linter. China is
currently Turkey's second largest trading partner. A business delegation sent
by China's Ministry of Commerce is in Turkey for talks about advancing
bilateral economic and trade exchanges, boosting practical cooperation between
Chinese and Turkish businesses and promoting bilateral trade in a balanced way. Addressing the
business talks in Istanbul, the Chinese speakers referred to the fact that
China's imports stood at 1.68 trillion dollars in 2015, making it the second
largest importer in the world for seven years in a row. While China is
set to continue its proactive importing policy and expand market opening to the
world, the country will optimize continually the sources of its imports as well
in the process, offering better opportunities for Turkey and others, as Beijing
has been actively advancing the Belt and Road Initiative, the Chinese speakers
said. The Turkish side
lauded the visit by the Chinese delegation, calling it a practical measure to
boost bilateral trade.
