- Title: China foreign minister says ready to improve U.S. relations
- Date: 13th November 2016
- Summary: ANKARA, TURKEY (NOVEMBER 13, 2016) (REUTERS) CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTER, WANG YI, AND TURKISH FOREIGN MINISTER, MEVLUT CAVUSOGLU, ARRIVING FOR NEWS CONFERENCE CAMERAMAN FILMING (SOUNDBITE) (Mandarin) CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTER, WANG YI, SAYING: (AS PROVIDED BY OFFICIAL TRANSLATOR) "China and the United States are in frequent contact as usual. Both the Republicans and Democrats in the U.S. agree to improve and deepen relations with China. We want to continue the cooperation [that we had] with the Obama administration. We wish to continue our good relations with the new administration. We want to improve our relations and our ties through mutual understanding by getting in touch with the Trump administration. Just like our President Xi Jinping expressed in his congratulatory message, we are ready to improve our relations by mutual respect, mutual win. We established a roadmap to improve relations with the U.S. and we are ready to make efforts for that." CAMERAMAN FILMING (SOUNDBITE) (Turkish) TURKISH FOREIGN MINISTER, MEVLUT CAVUSOGLU, SAYING: "We expect the negotiation talks to resume next week if both sides agree. As Turkey, we want the five-part negotiations to start as soon as possible and this process which is the last opportunity [for a solution in Cyprus] to be completed quickly. Turkey continues its constructive policy as usual." CAMERAMAN FILMING WANG AND CAVUSOGLU SHAKING HANDS AND LEAVING
- Embargoed: 28th November 2016 19:32
- Keywords: China USA Donald Trump. elections Turkey Cyprus peace talks
- Location: ANKARA, TURKEY
- City: ANKARA, TURKEY
- Country: Turkey
- Topics: Diplomacy/Foreign Policy,Government/Politics
- Reuters ID: LVA00158A2PMV
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- Story Text:China is ready to improve relations with the United States following the election of Donald Trump as the next U.S. president, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Sunday (November 13).
"We want to improve our relations and our ties through mutual understanding by getting in touch with the Trump administration. Just like our President Xi Jinping expressed in his congratulatory message, we are ready to improve our relations by mutual respect," Wang said through a translator at a joint news conference with his Turkish counterpart in Ankara, where he was on an official visit.
Trump has taken a tough stance on China in the run-up to the election, saying that unfair trade deals with Beijing had caused a widespread decline in American manufacturing and economic prowess.
Speaking at the same news conference. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said current talks on reuniting the divided island of Cyprus are a "last opportunity" and five-party negotiations that include Turkey, Greece and the United Nations should start swiftly.
Talks this month on reuniting Cyprus have achieved significant progress and will resume on Nov. 20, the United Nations has said. Cyprus's 800,000 Greek Cypriots and approximately 220,000 Turkish Cypriots live on the divided island with a U.N- patrolled ceasefire line splitting the island east to west.
The island was split in a Turkish invasion in 1974 triggered by a brief Greek-inspired coup. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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