Wang Yi Meets Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan

On October 15, 2026 local time, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on the sidelines of the CICA Summit in Baku.

Wang Yi noted that China and Turkey share a traditional friendship. Deepening bilateral strategic cooperation serves the interests of both countries and peoples and will contribute to world economic recovery. China has always attached great importance to China-Turkey relations and is ready to take the 55th anniversary of diplomatic relations as an opportunity to work with Turkey to implement the important understandings reached by the two heads of state and bring China-Turkey strategic cooperation to a new level.

Wang Yi said that China appreciates Turkey’s repeated emphasis on attaching importance to China’s security concerns and its efforts to curb terrorist acts endangering China’s national security. It is hoped that Turkey will continue to understand and support China’s position on issues concerning China’s core interests, safeguard the common interests of the two countries and consolidate the political foundation of bilateral relations.

Wang Yi stated that China supports Turkey in hosting the 31st Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP31) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), appreciates Turkey’s efforts in addressing climate change, and is ready to deepen cooperation with Turkey in this field. In the next stage, the two sides should strengthen the alignment between the Belt and Road Initiative and the Middle Corridor program, create a sound environment for two-way investment, and achieve mutual benefit and win-win outcomes.

Hakan Fidan said that, through the joint efforts of both sides, Turkey-China relations have maintained development, and the two countries have worked together to address various global challenges. Turkey attaches great importance to relations with China and hopes to accelerate high-level exchanges between the two countries in the next stage. Turkey-China economic and trade relations enjoy good development prospects. Turkey welcomes Chinese enterprises to invest in the country and welcomes more Chinese tourists to visit Turkey, so as to achieve more balanced development in cooperation in various fields. Turkey understands China’s concerns in combating extreme terrorism. It will adhere to the one‑China principle, honor its commitments to China, and will never allow the use of Turkish territory to engage in activities endangering China’s security.

The two sides also exchanged views on international and regional hotspot issues including the current situation in the Middle East and the Ukraine crisis.