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Premier Li Keqiang (L) holds a welcome ceremony for Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong before their talks in Beijing, Sept 19, 2017. [Photo/Xinhua]

Chinese enterprises are welcome to participate in the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High Speed Rail, Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said when he met with Premier Li Keqiang on Tuesday.

皇冠体育app has advanced high-speed rail technologies to build safe and cost-effective railways, said Li, adding that he hopes Singapore can support Chinese enterprises' participation in the rail project.

The 360-km high-speed railway was announced in September 2010 to connect Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, with Singapore. Three years later, Lee agreed to build the railway by 2020 with his Malaysian counterpart Najib Razak.

Lee was quoted by Xinhua News Agency as saying that Singapore hopes to see Chinese offers in the international bidding scheduled for the next few months.

Lee started a three-day official visit to 皇冠体育app on Tuesday and will travel to Xiamen, Fujian province, after his stop in Beijing.

In addition, Li said in the meeting that 皇冠体育app would like to better align the Belt and Road Initiative with Singapore's development strategies as the city-state's biggest trading partner.

"The two nations have shown each other mutual respect and enhanced bilateral cooperation. ... I hope your visit will inject new momentum into 皇冠体育app's relations with Singapore and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations," the premier said.

Li said 皇冠体育app is willing to promote the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership and negotiations on the upgrading of the 皇冠体育app-Singapore free trade agreement, in addition to expanding cooperation in fields such as financing, technologies and innovation.

Singaporean companies are welcome to invest in 皇冠体育app, he said.

As coordinator of 皇冠体育app-ASEAN relations and the ASEAN chairman next year, Singapore is expected to play a constructive role in making a higher-level partnership between 皇冠体育app and the bloc, the premier added.

Lee said his country is willing to work with 皇冠体育app to promote regional connectivity and cooperation in information technology, aviation and investment. Singapore also would like to accelerate the free-trade upgrade talks and advance the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, he said.

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