Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and his Irish counterpart, Enda Kenny, agreed here Sunday to expand bilateral cooperation and exchanges in many areas.

The agreement was reached during their talks held after Li, en route to Latin America for a four-nation tour, arrived in this Irish town Shannon earlier in the day for a transit visit to the European country.

While briefing the prime minister of the Republic of Ireland about China's economic growth, Li suggested that the two countries put into full play their complementary advantages and expand trade and mutual investment.

The Irish side is willing to work with China to maintain high-level contact, beef up cooperation in such areas as trade, agriculture, finance, clean energy and tourism, and expand personnel exchanges, Enda Kenny added.

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