Vice Premier Li Keqiang returned to Beijing on Friday morning after official visits to Russia, Hungary, Belgium and the European Union (EU) headquarters.
Vice-Premier Li Keqiang is paying a significant visit to Belgium amid a "special global backdrop", and he is expected to lay a solid foundation for another four decades of fruitful bilateral relations, said China's ambassador to Belgium Liao Liqiang.
Vice-Premier Li Keqiang will meet with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Prime Minister and President-elect Vladimir Putin during his four-day visit to Russia.
After the first stop in Russia, Li's nine-day visit to Europe will also take him to Hungary, Belgium and the EU headquarters in Brussels.
Vice-Premier Li Keqiang delivered a speech titled Following World's General Trends and Deepening Sino-Russian Strategic Cooperation at Moscow State University.
China and Russia should deepen their strategic cooperation and join hands to build a harmonious world of lasting peace and common prosperity, Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang said here Saturday.