Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan highlights the significance of Turkish-Chinese ties and says that the two nations have major responsibilities as a new world order emerges
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and President of the People's Republic of China Xi Jinping are seen in this file photo.
Representing two ancient civilizations, the Chinese and Turkish people, benefited humanity immensely by guarding the Silk Road and expanding commercial and cultural interaction, Erdogan said. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is set to visit China this week, where he will meet his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping and “exchange views on a range of issues to further strengthen” bilateral relations and defence cooperation.
Turkey leads the initiatives Middle Corridor, which lies at the heart of the project. The Middle Corridor links Turkey to Georgia and Azerbaijan by rail and reaches China through Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan by spanning the Caspian Sea. "Just as China has identified goals for the Communist Party of China's centennial in 2021 and the centennial of the People's Republic of China in 2049, Turkey has a set of objectives for 2023, the Republic's centennial, and 2053. Those targets, which aim to transform our countries into welfare societies, are among the many things that Turkey and China have in common," Erdogan added.
Erdogan also called on the Chinese business community to invest in Turkey, which is the world's 16th largest economy.
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