Premier Li Keqiang will kick off an official visit to Bulgaria on July 5 and attend the seventh meeting of the heads of government of China and 16 Central and Eastern European Countries in Sofia, the capital.

　　The six-day European trip will also bring him to Germany, where he will co-chair the fifth round of China-Germany intergovernmental consultation and pay an official visit.

　　Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang announced the news on Thursday at a regular press briefing.