Li to focus on trade in European visit

Premier will meet with Merkel, EU leaders in three-day trip

Premier Li Keqiang is scheduled on Wednesday to kick off his trip to Berlin, which analysts and officials said is expected to boost China-Europe free trade and inject impetus to the global economic recovery.

During the three-day trip, Li will pay official visits to Germany and Belgium, attend the annual meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and meet with leaders of the European Union under an annual mechanism in Brussels, according to the Foreign Ministry.