Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao attended the 9th Asia-Europe Meeting Summit in the Laotian capital Vientiane and delivered the keynote speech, calling for greater cooperation to tackle the world's challenges.

Wen Jiabao said over the past four years since the international financial crisis broke out, Asian and European countries have steadily improved their domestic economic policies and adopted focused measures to address their major challenges and problems.He said better communication has led to the strengthening of international dialogue which has allowed for the better coordination of macroeconomic policies to boost the global recovery.

Premier Wen also said China has worked hard to stabilize its domestic economy, by maintaining steady and rapid development.

He said China is an important engine of world economic growth, saying it has played a crucial role in the global recovery.

Regarding development goals for the year, Wen Jiabao said China is confident not only in its ability to meet this year's growth targets, but also in achieving longer term, higher level and better quality development.

Wen Jiabao also made a four point proposal to boost the global economic recovery.

The first was to establish a free, open and fair international trade environment, which is an important driving force for world economic growth.

Second is to strengthen macroeconomic policy coordination. The third is to jointly promote technological innovation since it is an important way to overcome the crisis.

And finally, to build a sound global economic governance system that guarantees the world's economic growth.

At the end of his speech, Wen Jiabao also made a four-point proposal on Asia-Europe cooperation.

They include holding seminars on the future development of ASEM meetings.

Establishing a technological and innovative cooperation network to better tap water resources in Asia and Europe.

To carry out the ASEM forestry demonstration project and to make better use of the Asia-Europe Fund.

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