An official says Turkey's foreign minister has urged Chinese authorities to protect the cultural rights of minority Muslim Uyghurs and allow them to “live their values.” Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Wednesday ended a three-day visit to China that included a visit to China's Xinjiang province.
ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey ’s foreign minister has urged Chinese authorities to protect the cultural rights of minority Muslim Uyghurs in China ’s western Xinjiang province and allow them to “live their values,” a Turkish official said Wednesday.
Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Wednesday concluded a three-day visit to China, where he met with his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, Vice President Han Zheng and other officials. He also travelled to the cities of Urumqi and Kashgar in Xinjiang province, becoming the first Turkish official to travel to the region since President Recep Tayyip Erdogan visited in 2012.China is accused of sending more than a million Uyghurs and other largely Muslim minorities into prisons and detention camps.
The Turkish government, which once vehemently criticized China’s treatment of Uyghurs, has moderated its criticism as it developed stronger economic relations with Beijing.Turkey’s defense minister says planned elections by Syrian Kurdish groups are ‘unacceptable’Fidan told Chinese officials during his meetings that Turkey respects China’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, the Turkish official said.
Fidan conveyed the message that removing the concerns “would be of great benefit to everyone,” according to the official, who provided the information on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak publicly on the issue. China is Turkey’s third-largest trading partner. Ankara is trying to reduce a trade imbalance that is in China’s favor by urging it to import more Turkish agricultural goods, increase investments and motivate more Chinese tourists to visit Turkey, the official said.
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