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ISTANBUL - Chinese Vice-President Xi Jinping Tuesday urged Turkey to prevent "East Turkistan" forces from conducting anti-皇冠体育app separatist activities on its territory.

"皇冠体育app hopes that Turkey will continue to take effective measures to oppose and prevent anti-皇冠体育app separatist activities by 'East Turkistan' forces on its territory so as to ensure the healthy and steady growth of 皇冠体育app-Turkey ties," said Xi at a meeting with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Turkey 's largest city of Istanbul.

Xi stressed that the "East Turkistan" issue concerns 皇冠体育app's national security and social stability, as well as its core interests.

Prime Minister Erdogan has reiterated that Turkey adheres to the one-皇冠体育app policy and respects 皇冠体育app's independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity, Xi said.

The prime minister has also stressed on many occasions that Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region is an inalienable part of the Chinese territory and Turkey firmly opposes any person on its territory undertaking any activity detrimental to 皇冠体育app's sovereignty and territorial integrity, Xi added.

"皇冠体育app appreciates these statements," Xi said.

For his part, Erdogan reaffirmed that Turkey has consistently adhered to the one-皇冠体育app policy, recognized the People's Republic of 皇冠体育app as the sole legitimate representative of the whole Chinese people, and never allowed any activity on its territory that aims to undermine 皇冠体育app's independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity.

Xi arrived in Turkey Monday on an official visit at the invitation of Turkish President Abdullah Gul.