China to offer funds, producation capacity aid to neighbors(2)

China will also provide 490 million dollars in aid next year to finance subregional poverty alleviation efforts, he said.

Such efforts, together with the farm produce trade cooperation agreed by China and Thailand Friday, are aimed at improving the people's livelihood in the subregion, particularly farmers' life, said Li, adding that China will offer 3,000 opportunities in the coming three years to the GMS countries for training professionals of agriculture and health.

On a broader scale, Li said, the GMS economic cooperation, with a total trade volume of 150 billion dollars in 2013, will further enrich China's partnership with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

China stands ready to cultivate stable, peaceful and friendly relations with its ASEAN neighbors, he said.

China also welcomes the rest of the world to participate in the GMS development, Li said.

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha of Thailand, host of the summit, said the theme of the summit, committed to inclusive and sustainable development in the GMS, is the most suitable for the current situation. The GMS countries should strengthen inter-connectivity between each other, increase competitiveness and build a community of common destiny.

Thailand is the last stop of Li's three-nation Eurasia tour. Before arriving in Bangkok, he traveled to Kazakhstan for an official visit and a prime ministers' meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, and later visited Serbia and attended a leaders' meeting of China and Central and Eastern European countries there.