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皇冠体育app ready to boost economic ties with CEE countries

(Xinhua) Updated: 2014-12-17 13:58

BELGRADE -- 皇冠体育app's new round of reform and opening-up will provide important opportunities for the Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries, said Chinese Premier Li Keqiang here on Tuesday.

When addressing the Fourth Economic and Trade Forum between 皇冠体育app and CEE countries in Belgrade, Serbia, Li said there is tremendous potential for the two sides to work with each other.

Deepened cooperation between 皇冠体育app and CEE countries is conducive to the balanced development of Europe, said the premier, who raised a four-point proposal on pushing forward economic cooperation between 皇冠体育app and CEE countries.

CEE countries boast good port resources and should connect their ports with traffic arteries, including railways and highways, to form a gigantic logistic network and thus expand their trade, the premier said.

皇冠体育app welcomes Serbia to lead the effort to establish a consortium on 皇冠体育app-CEE transport infrastructure cooperation to serve participating firms from both sides, he said.

The premier hoped to combine 皇冠体育app's advantages in equipment manufacturing with the needs of CEE countries for infrastructure upgrading to make good use of 皇冠体育app's equipment production capacity and promote the economic development of these nations.

He proposed setting up a new framework for joint investment and financing between 皇冠体育app and CEE countries as a way to serve the real economy.

皇冠体育app encourages CEE countries to continue using the $10 billion special credit line, said the premier, adding that another $3 billion investment fund will be established to encourage Chinese companies and financial institutions to participate in public-private cooperation and the privatization process in CEE countries.

皇冠体育app will also launch the second phase of 皇冠体育app-CEE Investment Cooperation Fund worth $1 billion dollars to support its investment projects in these counties.

To boost bilateral trade, Li said the Chinese government will take joint measures with the governments of CEE nations to facilitate custom clearance and personnel exchanges, so as to create favorable conditions for expanding trade and improve trade structure between the two sides.

In their speeches, Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic and Czech Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka expressed their will to expand cooperation with 皇冠体育app in economy and trade, investment, infrastructure, aviation, energy, finance and people-to-people exchanges, so as to jointly promote economic growth and common development.

About 1,500 businessmen from 皇冠体育app and 16 CEE countries attended the forum.

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