China willing to enhance all-round cooperation with BiH: premier

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (R) meets with Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina Denis Zvizdic in Dubrovnik, Croatia, April 12, 2019. (Xinhua/Shen Hong)

DUBROVNIK, Croatia, April 12 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said here Friday China is willing to join Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) in promoting their all-round cooperation.

Li made the remarks while meeting with Denis Zvizdic, chairman of BiH's Council of Ministers, on the sidelines of the eighth leaders' meeting between China and Central and Eastern European Countries (CEECs) held at the southern Croatian coastal city of Dubrovnik.

Li said China and BiH enjoy sound relations, complementary advantages, and huge potential for cooperation.

He said China stands ready to work with BiH to enhance all-round cooperation, share development experience, explore new cooperation modes, and make good use of market rules, so as to make sure that cooperation projects between the two countries are sustainable.

The Chinese premier called on the two sides to enhance transport infrastructure construction cooperation, and to work together to promote cooperation between their respective enterprises, particularly that of small and medium-sized firms.

China welcomes more of BiH's agricultural exports that are suitable for the Chinese market, he added.

Zvizdic said BiH highly appreciates its relations with China, adding that the two sides enjoy smooth bilateral economic, cultural and education cooperation.

He hailed the China-CEEC cooperation as an important platform which has important significance to regional economic and social development, saying that BiH hopes to export more of its competitive agricultural products to China and enhance cooperation in technology and science park, infrastructure construction, processing and manufacturing, so as to realize mutual benefit and win-win results.