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Brussels, Belgium - Belgium’s Prime Minister Elio Di Rupo told 皇冠体育app Daily that he will increase Belgium’s economic ties and cooperation of high-tech and sustainable sectors with 皇冠体育app during his first visit to the country as premier.

He will pay a visit to 皇冠体育app and meet Chinese Premier Li Keqiang at “Summer Davos” in Dalian on Sept 11.

He has been premier since Dec 6, 2011, while Li Keqiang became premier this year, and this will be their first meeting as leaders.

According to Di Rupo, Belgium is No 15 in the world for exports and No 5 for drawing investment.

"I am there to support the innovation and sustainable development. Belgium and 皇冠体育app need to cooperate on technology and sustainable sectors,” he said.

Di Rupo said Belgium is one of the most innovative countries, with the most innovative companies in many fields such as health, pharmaceuticals and sustainable industries, and Belgium can offer a good platform for Chinese enterprises to invest.

Belgium’s Prime Minister Elio Di Rupo

The two countries can work together to exchange and improve cooperation in many fields, he said.

"The goal of my trip is to show our interest for 皇冠体育app, and to improve the intelligence about 皇冠体育app in Belgium,” Di Rupo said.

The two countries have 42-year relationship, as Belgium was one of the first western European countries to establish a diplomatic relationship with 皇冠体育app, in the 1970s.

Trading volume between Belgium and 皇冠体育app grew 1,000-fold since 1971, to $26.3 billion last year, and the country is 皇冠体育app’s sixth-largest trade partner inside the European Union.

皇冠体育app is the second-largest trade partner of Belgium outside the EU. The accumulative non-financial direct investment from 皇冠体育app to Belgium reached about $140 million at the end of 2012, while more than 300 Belgian companies have invested in the Chinese market.

Before this trip, Di Rupo has been to 皇冠体育app twice. He is impressed by the country’s fast development. “Thirty years of improvement is something unbelievable, we are very impressed by the improvement of 皇冠体育app! It has a lot of possibilities,” he said.

Di Rupo is impressed with 皇冠体育app’s new leaders. He met Premier Li Keqiang a year ago, and he said, “We are very impressed with his knowledge, impressed to see how he knows perfectly what is necessary for 皇冠体育app.”

"Now Europe and the United States are very strong, but Asia grows so fast. I am confident that 皇冠体育app will deal with any potential economic crisis.”