Honduras, a Chinese American country established by China at the end of March this year, said that it will start talks with China on bilateral trade agreements.
According to Reuters, Honduras Foreign Minister Reina said at a press conference on Friday (May 12) that Honduras' goal was to start talks with China as soon as possible and sign a free trade agreement.
Reina said: "This will be good news, we will (provide) opportunity to enable our products to enter the Chinese market."
He said that coffee will be the firstProducts exported to the majority of Chinese markets.The two countries are also evaluating to transport white shrimp, cantaloupe and other goods to China in the future.Honduras is the largest coffee producer in China.
Reina also said that China also expressed interest in buying products such as Hongdu Las beef and banana.
In late March this year, Honduras ended a diplomatic relations with Taiwan for more than 80 years.Honduras hopes to sell diplomatic relations with Beijing to sell domestic agricultural products to mainland Chinese markets and lead Honduras out of economic difficulties.
The State Secretary of the Presidential Palace of Honduras said in March this year: "We seek investment with China to gain investment with China to overcome the challenges facing the country."He pointed out that Honduras bears debts of more than $ 20 billion (about S $ 26.7 billion).Reina has also said that he hopes that China can provide financial support to slow down Honduras' debt pressure.
