KUALA LUMPUR, May 27 -- Chinese Premier Li Qiang said here Tuesday that he looks forward to the early completion of talks on free trade area agreement between various parties and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) at an early date.

Addressing the inaugural ASEAN (the Association of Southeast Asian Nations)-China-GCC Summit, Li urged the three parties to build the related regions into a large shared market where resources, technologies and talents flow more efficiently, and trade and investment enjoy greater freedom and convenience.