Li urges China, Thailand to maintain development momentum of ties (2)

For her part, Yingluck said China is Thailand's friendly neighbor and her country agrees on Li's proposals on further development of bilateral relations, adding that Thailand is ready to take the opportunity of his visit to promote cooperation in all fields and upgrade bilateral ties.

Thailand also hails the new ASEAN-China cooperation initiatives proposed by Li, and will make active contributions to developing ASEAN-China relations, she said.

After the meeting, the two leaders jointly witnessed the signing of a memorandum of understanding on deepening railway cooperation between China and Thailand, as well as other cooperative documents in such areas as economy, trade, investment, technology, maritime affairs and energy.

Li arrived here earlier in the day for an official visit to Thailand, the second leg of his maiden trip to Southeast Asia since he took office in March.

Before that, he has just wrapped up a tightly-scheduled visit to Brunei, where he also attended a series of meetings with East Asian leaders.