Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping meets with?Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Turkey's largest city of Istanbul Tuesday.

Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping Tuesday urged Turkey to prevent "East Turkistan" forces from conducting anti-China separatist activities on its territory, Xinhua reported.

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

Xi said that the "East Turkistan" issue concerns China's national security and social stability, as well as its core interests.

Prime Minister Erdogan has reiterated that Turkey adheres to the one-China policy and respects China's independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity.?

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

Xi expressed his appreciation of?Erdogan's statement. ?

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

(Xinhua News Agency contributed to the story)