Turkish, Chinese firms to ink $1.38 billion deals: minister
ANKARA - Agence France-Presse
Turkey's Economy Minister Zafer Caglayan (R) and China's leader-in-waiting Xi Jinping (L). DHA photo
Turkish and Chinese companies will sign on Wednesday contracts totalling $1.38 billion in an attempt to bolster economic ties between the two countries, Turkey's Economy Minister Zafer Caglayan said."Today, Chinese and Turkish firms will ink deals worth nearly $1.38 billion," Caglayan was quoted as saying by the Anatolia news agency during a landmark visit by China's leader-in-waiting Xi Jinping in Istanbul.