BEIJING, April 14 (Xinhua) -- China is ready to import more high-quality products from Spain and encourages more capable Chinese enterprises to invest in Spain, Chinese Premier Li Qiang said on Tuesday.

Li made the remarks when holding talks with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, who is on an official visit to China.

Li said China is willing to work with Spain to better leverage their complementary economic advantages, deeply explore cooperation potential, and promote the expansion, quality improvement and balanced development of bilateral trade.

China is willing to enhance cooperation with Spain in areas such as new energy vehicles and energy storage to create more highlights of cooperation, Li said, adding that China supports universities, research institutions and enterprises from both sides to strengthen joint research and development, enhance scientific and technological innovation capabilities, and work together to seize future development opportunities.

Li said China is willing to enhance the level of transportation cooperation with Spain, promote the high-quality development of the China-Europe Railway Express, and jointly build an international green shipping corridor.

It is hoped that Spain will continue to play an important role within the European Union (EU) and promote the healthy development of economic and trade relations between China and the EU, Li noted.  ■