Norway, China expect to sign FTA accord this year: minister
Norway is willing to enhance economic and trade cooperation with China, and make efforts to promote Norway-China free trade agreement to be reached as early as this year, said Norwegian Minister of Trade and Industry Trond Giske here Wednesday.
The minister said his main purpose to China this time was to further the relevant process of FTA (Free Trade Area) talks.
The FTA talks between China and Norway were launched in Oslo, capital of Norway, on Sept. 18, 2008. The next round of talks will be held in Beijing in March 2010.
Giske said Norway hoped the talks could be concluded this year, and his Chinese colleagues also expressed their interest in this goal.
Editor: yan