On June 8, 2023, Director-General of the Department of Consular Affairs of the Foreign Ministry Wu Xi met with newly-appointed Ambassador of Türkiye to China Dr. İsmail Hakkı Musa at the latter's request. Wu Xi welcomed Musa for his assumption of the new post, and briefed him on Chinese modernization and China's recent measures to facilitate personnel exchanges. The two sides had an exchange of views on the development of China-Türkiye consular relations and agreed to further strengthen consular cooperation, improve the facilitation of personnel exchanges, and boost the development of bilateral relations and practical cooperation in various fields.