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Premier to visit Bulgaria, Germany

Premier Li Keqiang will kick off an official visit to Bulgaria on July 5 and attend the seventh meeting of the heads of government of China and 16 Central and Eastern European countries in Sofia. Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang announced the visit on Thursday at a regular news briefing. The six-day European visit will also bring Li to Germany, where he will co-chair the fifth round of the China-Germany intergovernmental consultation and pay an official visit.