Trond Giske, second left, Minister of Trade and Industry of Norway, and other people hold a salmon from Norway during his visit to a supermarket in Be

Trond Giske, second left, Minister of Trade and Industry of Norway, and other people hold a salmon from Norway during his visit to a supermarket in Beijing, China, Thursday, 14 January 2010. Norwegian Minister of Trade and Industry Trond Giske arrived in Shanghai on January 11 to start his 4-day visit to China. Norway is willing to enhance economic and trade cooperation with China, and make efforts to promote Norway-China free trade agreement to be reached as early as this year, the minister said in Beijing Wednesday (13 January 2010). He said his main purpose to China this time was to further the relevant process of FTA (Free Trade Area) talks. The FTA talks between China and Norway were launched in Oslo, capital of Norway, on September 18, 2008. The next round of talks will be held in Beijing in March 2010. Giske said Norway hoped the talks could be concluded this year, and his Chinese colleagues also expressed their interest in this goal.