Beijing time on January 8,Turkey's trade and investment cooperation forum held in Istanbul, Chinese Minister of Commerce Chen Deming, Turkish State Minister Caglayan attended and delivered a speech respectively.

Caglayan introduced the development of Turkey's advantage, he was warmly invite Chinese companies to land investment, and with the Turkish companies jointly develop third-party market. He also pointed out that China's rapid economic development, a huge market every year more than one trillion U.S. dollars of imports of goods, to promote the balanced development of bilateral trade needs to be more proactive in Turkish companies to open up the Chinese market.

Chen Deming said that the new year, Chinese trade delegation that visited Turkey, the aim is to tackle the global financial crisis, with the Turkish side to mine for more opportunities for cooperation. First, efforts to develop bilateral trade, China will continue to increase imports from the soil, the Chinese market is open, but the competition is very fierce, hope that the Turkish companies to China to understand the multi-market characteristics, play to their advantage to capture business opportunities, China is willing to provide convenience. Second, expanding two-way investment, in the traditional fields, the two sides should actively explore new energy, new materials, new technologies and other new areas of cooperation. Third, co-development of third-party market, Turkey is located in the Asia-Europe transport hub, is a member of the EU customs union, Turkey enterprises through investment cooperation, co-development of surrounding markets. China and Turkey have a very strong strength of the field of engineering contracts can play their respective advantages, joint participation in international competition.

This forum by the Chinese Ministry of Commerce, co-sponsored by Turkey's Foreign Trade Department of China International Contractors Association and the Turkish Exporters Association, Istanbul Minerals Exporters Association co-hosted. More than 300 countries from the Turkish entrepreneurs to participate in the forum. Enterprises of both sides interested in the expansion of mutual cooperation, conducted a lively and fruitful negotiation counterparts. During the forum, the company also signed a deal with trade, investment, project contracting and other areas of a number of cooperation agreements.

The same day, Chen Deming was also invited to accept the Turkish state television interview to explain the development of China's economic and trade cooperation and friendly relations between China and Turkey's positive position, introduced the reporters concerned about China's economic development. Late the same day, Turkish state television on this release nearly one-hour special program, reported that Chinese trade delegation visit to Turkey the situation, made positive comments on China's economic achievements under the new situation, how to strengthen economic and trade cooperation of Turkey and analytics.