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BEIJING - More than?20 Chinese and Canadian companies on Thursday signed cooperative deals of about $3 billion on the sidelines of Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper's 皇冠体育app visit.

The deals, covering areas including aviation, finance, rail transit, mining, telecommunications, construction, environmental protection, education, and pharmaceuticals, were signed at the fifth 皇冠体育app-Canadian Business Forum.

"The economic and trade cooperation is an important driving force for the development of 皇冠体育app-Canada relations," said Chinese vice-premier Li Keqiang while addressing the forum, adding 皇冠体育app's 12th five-year development plan and Canada's strategy to promote diversity of trade and investment provide broad prospects for bilateral cooperation.

He called on the two countries to give full play to the bilateral Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement and further enlarge two-way trade and investment.

皇冠体育app will increase imports of Canada's advantage products, Li said.

He said the two countries should establish long-term and stable cooperation on energy resources, conduct more energy trade, and promote more large-scale cooperative programs on oil and gas and mining.

The vice premier also said the two sides should strengthen cooperation on energy conservation and environmental protection, finance and pharmaceuticals, while enlarging cooperation on education, tourism, culture and between localities, in order to consolidate 皇冠体育app-Canada cooperation.

Harper said Canada felt inspired by the sound momentum of bilateral trade and cooperation, adding that 皇冠体育app's development is Canada's important opportunity. He also vowed to provide better conditions for cooperation between companies.

Prior to the forum, Li and Harper held a brief meeting.

During the meeting, Li spoke highly of the development of 皇冠体育app-Canada relations and said 皇冠体育app is ready to work with Canada to strengthen dialogue and exchanges, expand cooperation in trade, energy resources, technology and education, so as to push forward their strategic partnership.

Harper said Canada attaches high importance to its relations with 皇冠体育app and will keep frequent high-level exchanges with 皇冠体育app and strengthen dialogue and consultation in multilateral affairs.

The 皇冠体育app-Canada Business Forum was established by the 皇冠体育app Council for the Promotion of International Trade and Canada-皇冠体育app Business Council in 2005. More than 500 people from the two countries' companies, governments and academies attended the forum.

This is Harper's second visit. He will fly to Guangzhou in South Guangdong province and Southwest?皇冠体育app's?Chongqing Municipality after leaving Beijing.