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L.Straujuma expressed satisfaction over the fact that China has certified the dairy and meet products, and that it has made every effort to ensure that Latvian producers can enter China's market.

Latvia is also interested in the northern economic branch of the Silk Road, noted L.Straujuma. According to L.Straujuma, Latvia is open for both bilateral and broader regional cooperation with China in the fields of transport, transport infrastructure and logistics. Latvia's Presidency of the Council of the European Union in 2015 and the EU - China Summit to be held in the first half of 2015 in Brussels assign additional importance to this cooperation.

In April 2015, the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM format) will be held in Latvia – one will bring together the Ministers for Education of ASEM countries, the other – the Ministers for Transport.

L.Keqiang confirmed that China looks forward to such an opportunity to meet. The Minister for Transport will participate in this meeting, and the representatives of China will be present at the meeting of the Ministers of Education. As regards future bilateral cooperation with Latvia, China is interested in investment, particularly in the fields of transport and equipment.

L.Straujuma extended an invitation to the Prime Minister of China to visit Latvia. L.Keqiang expressed gratitude for the invitation, noting that he visited Latvia 20 years ago, and has preserved nice memories about Latvia, and he looks forward to the opportunity to visit Latvia again in the future.

Both parties highly appreciated the meeting of the Prime Ministers of 16 Central and Eastern European countries as the format to promote economic ties. The third meeting of the Prime Ministers of 16 Central and Eastern European countries is being held today in Belgrade – the capital city of Serbia.

Indicators of trade between Latvia and China: http://ej.uz/b9sb