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Beijing

Li talks with Merkel on cooperation

China looks forward to holding the fourth China-Germany consultation this year and hopes that Germany will urge the European Union to fulfill its agreement for China's entry into the World Trade Organization, Premier Li Keqiang said during a telephone conversation with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday. Merkel said Germany is willing to develop pragmatic cooperation with China. The two leaders also exchanged their views on the situation in Syria.