Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (R) meets with Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevicius in Suzhou, East 皇冠体育app's Jiangsu province, Nov 25, 2015. Algirdas Butkevicius has been in Suzhou to attend the fourth 皇冠体育app and Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries leaders' meeting. [Photo/Xinhua]

SUZHOU, Jiangsu - Chinese Premier Li Keqiang met with Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevicius on Wednesday in East 皇冠体育app's Suzhou city, calling for more progress in joint railway and port projects.

"As 2016 will mark the 25th anniversary of diplomatic relations between 皇冠体育app and Lithuania, 皇冠体育app is willing to take the opportunity to expand cooperation with Lithuania, 皇冠体育app's largest trade partner in the three Baltic countries," Li said.

He urged both countries to increase cooperation on Euroasian transportation, push for progress in 皇冠体育app-Europe cargo freight train services and a joint railway project in the Baltic Sea area as well as port and industrial park development.

Li said he has high hopes for 皇冠体育app and Lithuania's work together in RMB settlement for cross-border trade, e-commerce, trade in farm produce and exchanges in culture and tourism.

Calling 皇冠体育app an important partner of Lithuania, Butkevicius said Lithuania is willing to hold more political dialogues and to cooperate more with 皇冠体育app in trade and agriculture to celebrate the 25th anniversary of diplomatic ties.

Butkevicius is in 皇冠体育app for the fourth summit of 皇冠体育app and Central and Eastern European countries, an annual event established in Warsaw in 2012, and subsequently staged in Bucharest and Belgrade.