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Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News
ANKARA, July 1 (Xinhua) — Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan here on Monday hailed “intensive cooperation” with Britain and called for further expansion of bilateral trade.
During a joint press conference with British Foreign Secretary David Lammy, he spoke about interstate cooperation in the areas of economics, defense and technology.
The minister praised Britain’s supportive stance on issues such as the conflicts in Gaza, Syria, other parts of the Middle East and Ukraine, and welcomed London’s recent decision to lift some sanctions on Syria.
H. Fidan stressed that ensuring a ceasefire, especially between Iran and Israel, as well as in the Gaza Strip, remains one of Ankara’s top strategic priorities.
The annual trade turnover between Turkey and Great Britain has reached almost 30 billion US dollars, and both sides are striving to further expand economic ties, the minister noted.
Mr Lammy highlighted the strength of Turkish-British relations, pointing to a potential free trade agreement that could bring mutual economic benefits of up to £28 billion (US$38.36 billion).
“We look forward to negotiations on the Free Trade Agreement in the coming weeks and months,” he said.
The Foreign Minister also praised Turkey’s efforts to promote peace in the Russian-Ukrainian conflict and stressed that both countries are working to ease the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and implement the principle of “two states for two peoples” for the Palestinians. –0–