Premier Li Keqiang and his wife Cheng Hong attended a private dinner hosted by German Chancellor Angela Merkel and her husband Professor Joachim Sauer on July 10.

The dinner was hosted at Hugos Restaurant on the top floor of the InterContinental Berlin where Premier Li and his wife Cheng Hong stayed. It was said that Sauer recommended the place, which created a friendly and relaxing environment for old friends to reunite. It also reflected the efficient and pragmatic style of work that Premier Li and Chancellor Merkel have always adopted.

The guests and hosts enjoyed a view of the city of Berlin, and talked about topics from the situations of China and Germany, bilateral exchanges and cooperation to history, literature and art.

The simple dinner that deepened the friendship between the two countries was also a feast of ideas.