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18:05, 20-Nov-2017
Chinese premier to visit Hungary, attend SCO meeting in Russia
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Chinese Premier Li Keqiang will attend the sixth meeting of heads of government of China-Central and Eastern European (CEE) Countries during his official visit to Hungary, and attend the 16th meeting of the Council of Heads of Government (Prime Ministers) of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in the Russian city of Sochi from November 26 to December 2.
Spokesperson for the Chinese Foreign Ministry Lu Kang made the announcement on Monday, saying the tour is being made at the invitation of the Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev.
Lu noted the meeting in Hungary coincides with the fifth anniversary of the establishment of China's cooperation with the 16 CEE countries. In the last five years, cooperation between the countries have achieved tangible progress in connectivity, trade, economy, finance, industrial capacity and cultural exchanges.
Lu added that China expects the upcoming China-CEE meeting to map out the direction of future cooperation on the basis of previous experience, and to advance ties between China and Europe.
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Source(s): Xinhua News Agency