He called on both sides to push for concrete progresses of the RCEP negotiation and the building of a free and fair international economic order, and contribute to the free trade and world economy.

The two sides also exchanged views on international and regional issues of common concern.

Prior to the talks, Li held a welcoming ceremony for Abe.

After the talks, Li and Abe witnessed the signing of more than 10 intergovernmental cooperation agreements on politics, innovation, finance, customs and sports.

During a joint press conference with Abe after the talks, Li said both sides agreed to enhance the high-level guidance of bilateral ties and continue to give play to the China-Japan high-level political and economic dialogues, encouraging the two sides to unleash comparative advantages and continue dialogue and exchange on diplomacy, macro-economy, finance, commerce, culture and defense.

In order to further enhance people-to-people exchanges, the year 2019 will see the promotion of China-Japan youth exchange, and the two countries will take the opportunity of hosting the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games and the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games, respectively, to enhance exchanges, Li said.

Also on Friday, Li and Abe delivered speeches at the first forum of China-Japan cooperation on third-party market cooperation.

"Pragmatic cooperation serves as a ballast and thruster of China-Japan ties," Li said.

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