BEIJING AND ANKARA LOOK TO EXPAND PARTNERSHIP IN GREEN TECHNOLOGIES

BEIJING, NOVEMBER 10 /SRNA/ – China is ready to deepen exchanges and cooperation with Turkiye in the field of environmentally sustainable development, Chinese Vice President Han Zheng said in Istanbul.

Speaking at the China-Turkiye Business Forum on Sustainable Development, Han said that, marking the 55th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries, China was ready to share with Turkiye the opportunities offered by the green transition and contribute to the joint building of a clean and sustainable world.

The Chinese vice president put forward three proposals for deepening green economic and trade cooperation between the two countries, the first of which concerns strengthening the alignment of their sustainable development strategies.

He added that the two countries should step up cooperation in the green technology industry and promote multilateral cooperation in addressing global issues, such as tackling climate change.

Addressing the forum, Han said that relations between China and Turkiye had developed in a healthy and stable manner in recent years under the strategic guidance of the two countries' leaders, the China Media Group reported.

He noted that Turkiye was an important economic and trade partner of China in West Asia, as well as a key partner in jointly advancing the Belt and Road Initiative.

"China is ready to fully implement the consensus reached by the leaders of the two countries with Turkiye, continuously deepen practical cooperation across various fields and advance the development of bilateral strategic relations," Han said at the event, which was also attended by Turkish Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz.

Yılmaz said that China played an important role in the development of green technologies, renewable energy sources, electric vehicles and other areas of green development, thereby making a positive contribution to the global green transition.

"Turkiye is actively working towards its goal of achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2053 and looks forward to deepening practical cooperation with China in the fields of new energy sources, energy storage systems, intelligent manufacturing and sustainable infrastructure development," Yılmaz said.

The two vice presidents also held talks ahead of the forum, during which Han said that China and Turkiye shared broad common interests in achieving development goals and upholding international fairness and justice.

"China is ready to encourage more of its companies to invest and do business in Turkiye, and welcomes Turkiye's efforts to use platforms such as the China International Import Expo to bring more high-quality products to the Chinese market," Han said.

He expressed hope that Turkiye would provide Chinese companies with a stable and favorable business environment and help advance stable, long-term cooperation.

Yılmaz reminded that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Chinese President Xi Jinping met last year on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Tianjin, where new guidelines for the development of bilateral relations were established.

He noted that China was Turkiye's largest trading partner and that Ankara wanted to continuously expand trade with Beijing, broaden cooperation in finance, energy, mining, artificial intelligence and tourism, and improve the alignment of its Middle Corridor plan with the joint development of the Belt and Road Initiative.

The China-Turkiye Business Forum on Green Development, held yesterday, brought together around 300 representatives of political and business circles from the two countries. It was organized by the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade and the Turkiye Foreign Economic Relations Board.