Turkey and China sign $ 1.05 billion worth contractsJanuary 10, 2010 - 17:53 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - China and Turkey have signed some 38 contracts for a total of $ 1.05 billion upon closing the forum in Istanbul, aimed to economic cooperation between the two states, Turtsia.ru reported. Contracts are related to imports of minerals, marble and other products from Turkey to China, as well as joint projects to build power plants. Direct Chinese investments in the Turkish economy by late September 2009 reached USD 313 million, Turkish exports to China in 2008 totaled USD 1.98 billion since 2000. In 2008 trade between the countries rose from USD 1 billion to USD 12.6 billion ![]() ![]() Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |