Russia, Turkey agree to closer ties with China
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CHINESE President Xi Jinping called for firm support in each other’s efforts to safeguard sovereignty, security and development interests when he met his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin yesterday.
He called for strengthening all-round strategic cooperation, and urged both countries to push forward the alignment of their development strategies, as well as dovetailing the Belt and Road Initiative with the Eurasian Economic Union.
Meeting ahead of the G20 summit in Hangzhou, Xi said the two countries should deepen pragmatic cooperation in infrastructure, energy, aviation, aerospace and advanced technology. He also called for stronger military and security cooperation.
Xi said the two countries should cooperate more closely on international and regional issues, as well as safeguarding the principles of the UN Charter, the basic norms of international relations, and international equity and justice to promote peace, stability and prosperity.
Putin said Russia should join with China to ensure the political trust and friendship between the nations can boost economic cooperation. The two countries should push for broader cooperation in trade, investment, finance, energy and technology, he said.
China and Turkey have agreed to advance cooperation in fields of counter-terrorism, energy and infrastructure.
In the meeting with Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday, Xi said China appreciates Turkey’s affirmation that it will never allow any activities that could undermine China’s security to take place on Turkish soil.
He called on both sides to adhere to the core issue of political mutual trust, and to achieve more substantial results on anti-terrorism and security cooperation
Both should consider concrete means and projects to link the Belt and Road initiative with Turkey’s development strategy, to achieve substantial progress in cooperation in infrastructure, energy, quarantine and other fields, Xi said.
Erdogan expressed hopes that the two countries could increase collaboration in investment, energy, infrastructure, aviation, agriculture, tourism and counter-terrorism.
A series of cooperation agreements in energy, inspection and quarantine and other fields were signed after the meeting.
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