[1/5] Honduran President Xiomara Castro and Chinese President Xi Jinping inspect Chinese honor guards during a welcome ceremony outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on June 12, 2023.
Wang Zhao/Pool via REUTERSBEIJING, June 12 (Reuters) - China is willing to begin talks on a free trade agreement with Honduras "as soon as possible", Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Monday, during the first visit by the Central American country's president since forming diplomatic ties in March.
Honduras' President Xiomara Castro is on a six-day official visit to China.
Xi said China will unswervingly develop the friendly relations between the two nations and firmly support Honduras' economic and social development.
"One-China principle is the primary premise and political foundation for the establishment of loyal diplomatic relations and the development of bilateral relations," Xi said.
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