Premier Li meets Thai PM

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (R) meets with Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, who is attending the Second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation, in Beijing, capital of China, April 26, 2019. (Xinhua/Liu Weibing)

BEIJING, April 26 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Friday met with Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, who is attending the Second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in Beijing.

Li said China supports Thailand following a development path suited to its own national conditions, and is willing to strengthen political mutual trust, increase high-level contacts, deepen pragmatic cooperation, and enhance alignment of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) with Thailand's development strategy.

China is glad to see Thailand play an more important role in regional cooperation, Li said, adding that China is willing to enhance coordination with Thailand to well organize a series of East Asia cooperation meetings and lift China-ASEAN relations to a new level.

China stands ready to deepen cooperation with Thailand under the Lancang-Mekong Cooperation mechanism to promote peace and stability as well as mutual development in the region, said the Chinese premier.

Prayut said Thailand is willing to align its national development strategy with the BRI and learn from China's experience in economic development and poverty reduction.