Deals worth 1b euro inked with Turkey

Five Chinese companies signed agreements worth 1 billion euros with a visiting Turkish business delegation on Friday even as officials of both countries called for more trade and investment exchanges.

The projects cover a range of sectors, including metro construction in Turkey and trade of agricultural products, steel products and marble. The agreements were signed in Beijing during Turkish President Abdullah Gul's visit to China. Detailed volume of each agreement is unavailable.

"As two major emerging economies, China and Turkey are complementary with each other and enjoy a promising future in cooperation," Chen Jian, vice-minister of commerce, said at the China-Turkey Business Forum in Beijing on Friday.