On April 8, 2022, Ambassador Liu Shaobin met with Mr. Mehmet Şükrü Koçoğlu, the new President of the Turkey-China Friendship Association.
Ambassador Liu congratulated Mr. Koçoğlu on his election as President of the Turkey-China Friendship Association. Ambassador Liu pointed out that the Turkey-China Friendship Association is an important non-governmental friendship organization. The late President of the Association Mr. Kemal Baytaş devoted himself to the cause of China-Turkey friendship and made outstanding contributions to the friendly exchanges and cooperation between Chinese and Turkish people. It is hoped that under the leadership of President Koçoğlu, the Association will make even greater contributions to the deepening of friendly cooperation between the two countries.
Mr. Koçoğlu said that he was honored to be elected as President of the Turkey-China Friendship Association and is fully aware of his important responsibility. He is committed to the cause of the Association, and will make new contributions to the friendship between the two peoples.