Turkey's government has vowed it firmly adheres to the one-China policy and will not allow anyone in Turkey to engage in sabotaging China's sovereignty and territorial integrity.
Turkey's State Minister Zafer Caglayan conveyed these remarks from Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao Monday.
Caglayan is visiting China as a special envoy of Turkey's prime minister.
Turkey understood the measures the Chinese government took to calm the riot on July 5 in Urumqi, said Caglayan.
The riot in the capital of Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region killed 197 people and injured more than 1,600 others.
In the message Caglayan carried to Premier Wen Monday, Erdogan said he believed Xinjiang would return to a state of stability, harmony and prosperity. He said Turkey wanted to enhance high-level exchanges and trade cooperation with China as well as cooperation on international affairs in forums such as the United Nations.
Premier Wen said both countries should understand and support each other on major issues concerning their core interests and join together to deal with severe challenges.
Mutual respect of sovereignty and territorial integrity, and noninterference in internal affairs are important criteria for international relations and the political basis for friendly cooperation between China and Turkey, Wen said.
