Premier attends opening of Asia-Europe Meeting

EU envoy says summit has offered opportunity to bolster cooperation

Premier Li Keqiang attended the opening ceremony of the 12th Asia-Europe Meeting summit in Brussels, Belgium, on Thursday as part of China's commitment to intensifying the partnership between the two continents.

This year's summit, with the theme "Europe and Asia: global partners for global challenges", is expected to bring together leaders from over 50 Asian and European countries and representatives from international organizations.