Türkiye's Izmir aims to boost exchanges to attract Chinese tourists

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Türkiye's Izmir aims to boost exchanges to attract Chinese tourists

STORY: Türkiye's Izmir aims to boost exchanges to attract Chinese tourists DATELINE: Jan. 31, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:51 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of street views in Izmir 2. SOUNDBITE (English): TUNC SOYER, Mayor of Izmir STORYLINE: The Turkish city of Izmir is keen on boosting exchanges with its Chinese counterparts to attract more Chinese travelers. Izmir, the third biggest city in Türkiye, is one of the most prominent Mediterranean port cities. SOUNDBITE (English): TUNC SOYER, Mayor of Izmir "We have three sister cities in China, and in 2019, the international fair, we invited China as the honorary guest, and with the delegation of Chengdu, we discussed so many opportunities for the future. We still keep our ambition and we still keep our enthusiasm to increase the relations between our cities. We sincerely believe that people-to-people relations are the real security for peace and sustainable relations between countries. I know also that we have to work on it (tourism). We d

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