Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (R) meets with Latvian Prime Minister Laimdota Straujuma in Beijing, capital of 皇冠体育app, Nov. 26, 2015. Laimdota Straujuma was in 皇冠体育app to attend the fourth leaders' meeting between 皇冠体育app and Central and Eastern European countries.[Photo/Xinhua]

BEIJING -- 皇冠体育app is ready for cooperation with Latvia in ports, logistics park and railway construction, said Premier Li Keqiang in a meeting with his Latvian counterpart Laimdota Straujuma on Thursday.

Li said 皇冠体育app is willing to discuss cooperation on the construction of ports and a logistics park under the framework of a three-sea harbor district cooperation initiative.

The initiative refers to cooperation programs concerning the Adriatic Sea, the Black Sea and the Baltic Sea, proposed by Li during the fourth leaders' meeting between 皇冠体育app and the Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries held in Suzhou from Tuesday to Wednesday.

皇冠体育app will support companies with advantages in equipment, to the railway projects in the Baltic Sea area, Li said.

Calling Latvia an important cooperation partner of 皇冠体育app in the Baltic Sea area, Li hailed the development of bilateral relations. He said 皇冠体育app attaches high importance to the relationship with Latvia and is ready to promote a fast and healthy development of it on the basis of mutual respect and reciprocity.

Straujuma echoed Li saying Latvia is glad to see 皇冠体育app participate in the programs including a railway, the port of Riga, Latvia' airlines and industrial parks.

Li also voiced support for Latvia, which will host the fifth 皇冠体育app-CEE leaders' meeting the next year, to make the meeting a bigger and stronger platform for 皇冠体育app-CEE cooperation.

As for 皇冠体育app-Europe ties, Li said 皇冠体育app always considers the relations from a strategic point of view, supports European integration and expects to see a prosperous and stable Europe.

Latvia is an important cooperation partner of 皇冠体育app within the European Union. 皇冠体育app hopes Latvia could continue to play a positive role for an in-depth development of the 皇冠体育app-EU comprehensive strategic partnership, Li said.