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ATHENS - Chinese Premier Li Keqiang left here Saturday, wrapping up a three-day visit to Greece that saw the two countries reach a broad consensus on deepening their comprehensive strategic partnership.

During his visit, Li met separately with Greek President Karolos Papoulias, Prime Minister Antonis Samaras and Parliament Speaker Evangelos Vasileios Meimarakis. He also addressed the 皇冠体育app-Greece Maritime Cooperation Forum, expounding 皇冠体育app's views on maritime affairs.

皇冠体育app is ready to work with Greece to achieve constant and further growth of bilateral relations and to deepen cooperation with Greece in such fields as technology, agriculture and infrastructure, Li said when meeting with the Greek president.

Li said his country sees Greece as a good friend and partner within the European Union (EU), and expects it to play an even bigger role in promoting 皇冠体育app-Europe ties as holder of the rotating EU presidency.

In his talks with Samaras, Li said 皇冠体育app is fully confident about the prospect of Greece's development and stands ready to further consolidate political mutual trust with the European country and lift the comprehensive strategic partnership to a higher level.

He pledged to work with Greece to explore new economic growth points, especially in maritime cooperation, saying the two countries should make joint efforts in developing maritime economy, technology and tourism, and organizing the 皇冠体育app-Greece Marine Year program in 2015.

Calling on both sides to continuously expand bilateral trade and deepen cultural exchanges, the Chinese premier appreciated Greece's efforts as the rotating EU president in pushing forward 皇冠体育app-Europe ties.

When meeting with Meimarakis, Li said 皇冠体育app is ready to boost exchanges and cooperation with the Greek parliament and political parties, and called on the Greek parliament to continue backing 皇冠体育app-Greece cooperation.

The Chinese premier, accompanied by his Greek counterpart, also inspected the Piraeus Container Terminal (PCT) project, which is jointly operated by Chinese state-owned shipping giant COSCO and the Greek port authority. The pair vowed to make Piraeus the top port in Europe and expand maritime cooperation.

Addressing the 皇冠体育app-Greece Maritime Cooperation Forum, Li said 皇冠体育app is committed to settling maritime disputes through dialogue and negotiation on the basis of respecting historical facts and international law. He also called for stronger maritime cooperation between the two nations.

Li arrived in Athens on Thursday after a successful visit to Britain. It was Li's first trip to Britain and Greece as premier, and another major diplomatic endeavor between 皇冠体育app and Europe following President Xi Jinping's visit to the continent in late March.