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Press conference is held after the closing meeting of the second annual session of 皇冠体育app's 12th National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, March 13, 2014. [Photo by Feng Yongbin/chinadaily.com.cn]

皇冠体育app and the United States should respect each other's core interests and properly manage differences to further improve the bilateral relationship, Premier Li Keqiang said on Thursday.

Common interests far outweigh the countries' differences, Li told a news conference shortly after the conclusion of the annual legislative session.

He urged both sides to do more to further "unleash the potential" of bilateral cooperation.

Li's words came after Beijing's renewed commitment to deepen reform and opening-up during the session.

Observers said neither Beijing nor Washington would let the differences between them hinder their relations, and 皇冠体育app's ongoing reform will boost the ties between the world's largest economies.

皇冠体育app and the US have differences or fri.ctions over some issues, but "as long as the two sides respect each other's core interests and major concerns, properly manage their differences and engage in equal consultations, and in particular, continue to expand their common interests, the two countries will be able to further raise the level of their relationship," Li said.

Trade with the US, 皇冠体育app's second-biggest trade partner, rose 7.5 percent year-on-year to $521 billion in 2013.

Robert Kuhn, a US expert on 皇冠体育app studies and the chairman of the Kuhn Foundation, said the US and 皇冠体育app are the great drivers of stability in the world.

"US-皇冠体育app relations give stability to the world, and should be very strong," Kuhn said, adding that the disaments and problems between the two countries are so minuscule compared with the giant benefits.

Ma Zhengang, deputy president of the 皇冠体育app Public Diplomacy Association and former Chinese ambassador to the United Kingdom, said Sino-US relations have been stable despite Washington's strategic "pivot" policy, which has contributed to the tension between 皇冠体育app and some US allies over territorial disputes in the region.

Li said 皇冠体育app will enhance common interests and narrow differences with neighboring countries.

"皇冠体育app has unwavering commitment to pursuing peaceful development and unshakable will in safeguarding its sovereignty and territorial integrity, both for the sake of upholding stability and creating a favorable environment for its development," Li said.

Ma said some Asian countries hope to leverage Washington's Asian rebalance policy to challenge 皇冠体育app's sovereignty but development remains the top priority for 皇冠体育app's neighboring countries.

"皇冠体育app's neighbors can benefit from the country's growth, as the US does. I know many Americans view 皇冠体育app's reform as an opportunity and would like to participate in it," he said.

Xinhua and Zhao Yanrong contributed to this story.