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BERLIN, June 1-- China and Germany have agreed to speed up negotiations on a China-EU investment agreement so as to further enrich the two countries' cooperation and ties. Visiting Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and his German counterpart, Angela Merkel, made the announcement on Thursday during a joint press conference at the German Chancellery in Berlin. The investment deal will benefit the two-way opening-up and equality between the Chinese and EU markets, and improve the mutual trade and investment scales of two sides. As major trading partners for each other, it is necessary for China and the European Union to discuss the feasibility of the establishment of free trade zone, Li said. For her part, Merkel said Germany attaches great attention to the EU-China investment treaty, adding that the signing of the treaty will be a good start of negotiations on an EU-China free trade agreement. China is willing to work with Germany to actively promote economic globalization and resolve disputes in a proper way, so as to send positive signals to the world that the two countries will maintain the course of trade liberalization and investment facilitation, Li said. The stable and mature China-Germany ties will inject positive power of stability, cooperation and development to the world with growing uncertainties, Li added. As China opens her door wider to the world, more market opportunities will be provided and mutual benefits and win-win outcomes will be achieved, Li said. | 
