China looks forward to free trade agreement with Turkey

Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu met with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on Saturday as part of the on-going UN General Assembly meetings in New York.

As the ministers agreed on advancing bilateral ties between Turkey and China, Chinese minister said that a free trade agreement between the two countries can benefit both sides.

During the meeting, the Chinese delegation said they are looking forward to a visit by President Erdoğan to China while, the Turkish officials urged China to support Turkey as a temporary member of UN Security Council.

Both sides' ministers had focused on several issues including high speed rail projects in Turkey and cooperation in defence systems and nuclear energy.

Foreign Minister Çavuşoğlu also had bilateral meetings with foreign ministers of Laos, Singapore, Guatemala, Afghanistan, Cambodia, Tailand, Pakistan, Costa Rica and Eritrea on Saturday during the UN General Assembly meetings.