BEIJING - Justice and Development Party (AK Party) delegation, comprised of deputy party leader Saban Disli and Secretary General Idris Naim Sahin, met Chinese Vice Premier Zeng Peiyan on Thursday.
Disli conveyed good will of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and success wishes during International Conference of Asian Political Parties (ICAPP). He also invited Chinese President and Chinese Communist Party Central Committee Secretary General Hu Jintao to Turkey on behalf of Erdogan.
Disli said that they wanted to organize next ICAPP in Turkey and wanted to benefit from experiences of China, adding that they were expecting support of China.
Regarding Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) issue, Disli stressed that any small step that China would take for ending isolation over TRNC would be a good gesture both for Turkey and TRNC. He said that a visit of a delegation from Chinese Communist Party to TRNC as guests or with the organization of Turkey will have symbolic meaning.
Disli also said that ways to eliminate the deficiency in Turkish-Chinese trade relations should be searched.
Meanwhile, Zeng said that Turkish products which have competition advantage should be promoted to Chinese market.
(GC-AÖ) 02.09.2004