Li's trip to send signal on multilateralism

Premier Li Keqiang's upcoming visit to Bulgaria and Germany is expected to send a clear signal for upholding multilateralism and the World Trade Organization-based global trading system, senior officials said on Friday.

At the invitation of Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Li will officially visit Bulgaria, attend the seventh Leaders' Meeting between China and Central and Eastern European Countries and make his fourth visit to Germany as premier, said Vice-Foreign Minister Wang Chao at a news briefing.

Li will also co-chair the fifth China-German intergovernment consultation with Merkel in Berlin. He will begin the six-day trip on Thursday.