Istanbul:Turkish Vice President Cevdet Yilmaz met with his Chinese counterpart Han Zheng in Istanbul to discuss bilateral cooperation and developments on regional and global scales.

According to Anadolu Agency, Yilmaz described the meeting as productive in a post on the Turkish social media platform NSosyal. The discussions covered various areas of joint work, including the economy, trade, connectivity, tourism, defense industry, science and technology, as well as regional and global developments.

Yilmaz emphasized Turkey's commitment to strengthening economic ties with China, highlighting the importance of creating balanced and sustainable economic relations with the People's Republic of China. He stressed the need to operate existing cooperation mechanisms more effectively for mutual benefit.