"The world of today is experiencing profound and complex changes. As important actors in a multipolar world, China and the EU share responsibility for promoting peace, prosperity and sustainable development for the benefit of all," says the China-EU 2020 Strategic Agenda for Cooperation signed last November.

"They agree to continue to consolidate and develop their strategic partnership to the benefit of both sides, based on the principles of equality, respect and trust, " it said.

This year is the first year for the implementation of the document, which also marks the starting of series of subjects of China-EU cooperation.

Britain, a major EU member, is one of the most influential countries all over the world, while Greece, the cradle of European civilization and an important EU member state, holds the EU' s rotating presidency in the first half of 2014.

The development of China-Britain and China-Greece relations plays a unique and important role for the strengthening of China-EU relationship.

"Britain and Greece are two important EU members with distinguishing characteristics in Europe, so one of the tasks for Premier Li is to comprehensively promote and facilitate the implementation of China-EU cooperation," said Cui Hongjian, director of Europe research at the China Institute of International Studies.

"No doubt, boosting relations with those EU members will lead and promote the overall cooperation between China and EU to a new level," Cui added.

Analysts say, China-EU relations will meet far-more opportunities than challenges in its future development. Li' s visit would help the two sides to strengthen the foundation of their relationship, work closer on international and regional issues, maintain global peace and stability and promote win-win results and development for the two sides.

"The China-EU relationship has experienced fast and comprehensive development in recent years. Specifically, they integrated their future development strategies through the signing of the China-EU 2020 Strategic Agenda for Cooperation, and they will find more opportunities to deepen cooperation from the development of each other," said Cui.

(Xinhua News Agency June 12, 2014)