China’s Xi says willing to begin free trade talks with Honduras

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Published Jun 12, 2023 06:34AM ET Updated Jun 12, 2023 08:04AM ET 5/5 © Reuters. 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 REUTERS 2/5 BEIJING (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...