BANGKOK, Nov. 13 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Li Qiang said on Friday that he looks forward to in-depth exchanges of views with Thai leaders on deepening China-Thailand comprehensive strategic cooperation and making further substantive progress in the building of a China-Thailand community with a shared future.
Li made the remarks upon his arrival in Bangkok for an official visit to Thailand at the invitation of Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul.
The premier said that China and Thailand are geographically close and culturally connected, and the friendship between the two countries has a long history.
Last year, China and Thailand jointly held grand celebrations marking the 50th anniversary of their diplomatic relations and the golden 50 years of China-Thailand friendship, Li said.
Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn Phra Vajiraklaochaoyuhua paid a state visit to China, during which Chinese President Xi Jinping held a meeting with him, bringing bilateral relations to a new historic starting point, Li added.
Charnvirakul welcomed Li at Suvarnabhumi Airport. ■
