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Chinese premier concludes four-nation visit

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2010-10-09 23:00

ISTANBUL - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao left Istanbul for home on Saturday after concluding his visit to Turkey, the last leg of his four-nation tour.

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During the eight-day tour, which also took him to Greece, Belgium and Italy, Wen participated in more than 70 meetings and events.

In Brussels, Wen attended the 8th Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) and the 13th China-EU summit, on the sidelines of which he addressed the first China-EU high-level cultural forum.

The Chinese premier also paid a brief visit to Berlin as a guest of German Chancellor Angela Merkel during his stay in Brussels.