Premier Li Keqiang met with Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey Binali Yildirim in Beijing on Dec 4, Caspian Energy News (www.caspianenergy.net) reports with reference to the press statement of the State Council of the People's Republic of China.
Premier Li said China and Turkey, both as emerging market economies, are important partners for each other. He added China is willing to work with Turkey to enhance exchanges and cooperation at all levels in various fields. Premier Li said with the huge potential in pragmatic cooperation, China is ready to better integrate its Belt and Road Initiative with Turkey's development strategies, to further tap complementary advantages.
Located at both ends of the Asian Continent, Turkey and China are important strategic cooperative partners, Yildirim said. Lauding the achievements China has made during its reform and opening-up process, the Turkish side is ready to improve bilateral ties by better integrating development strategies and deepening cooperation in fields such as infrastructure construction, trade and investment, Yildirim added.