US EditionUPDATE 1-China Urges Gulf Nations to Seal Free Trade Agreement
China urges GCC to finalize a 20-year free trade agreement to counter rising protectionism and promote multilateralism and deeper economic ties, China's Foreign Minister said.
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China calls for deeper Gulf ties, urges free trade agreement
China’s foreign minister urged Gulf countries to finally seal a free trade agreement that has been in negotiations for decades. Wang Yi used a trip to Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE this week to lobby the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) to conclude the talks as a “strong signal defending multilateralism.” China is keen to deepen economic, trade, and investment ties with the GCC, Wang said.The GCC is negotiating several other trade deals, inclu…
China seeks Emirati and Saudi help to close Gulf trade deal
China is working to conclude a free trade agreement (FTA) with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) at an early date and is looking to the UAE to help speed up negotiations, Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi has said. The issue was discussed during a meeting between Wang and the UAE’s deputy prime minister and minister of foreign affairs, Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, China’s foreign ministry said in a statement. The UAE is willing to play a…
China Urges UAE, Saudi Arabia To Seal FTA
China’s foreign minister has pressed the Gulf Cooperation Council to conclude long-running talks on a free trade agreement with China, attributing the urgency to rising protectionism and unilateralism as free trade comes “under attack”, according to a Monday statement from the ministry. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is on a three-nation tour in the Middle […] The post China Urges UAE, Saudi Arabia To Seal FTA appeared first on StratNews Globa…
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