Full coverage: Premier Li Attends UN Conferences, Visits Canada and Cuba

Chinese Premier Li has also met with his New Zealand counterpart John Key in New York. Li has spoken highly of the economic and trade ties between the two countries.

Li says China will work with New Zealand to enhance mutual political trust. The Chinese premier is also seeking deeper and more balanced Free Trade Agreement or FTA negotiations.

Chinese Premier Li met with his New Zealand counterpart John Key in New York.

He says the two countries should cooperate more on judicial enforcement. John Key has also called for the speeding up and the upgrading of FTA negotiations. New Zealand currently holds the rotating presidency of the United Nations Security Council.