Chinese Premier Li Keqiang returned to Beijing on Saturday after concluding a five-day Europe tour to Belgium and Croatia – his first overseas trip this year.

Li attended the 21st China-EU leaders' meeting with European Council President Donald Tusk and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker in Brussels, where they issued a joint agreement after a series of meetings.

He also visited Croatia, the first ever official visit by a Chinese premier there, and attended the 8th Meeting of Heads of Government between China and Central and Eastern European Countries.

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