Premier Li Keqiang delivers a key-note speech at the opening ceremony of the 5th Ministerial Conference of the Forum for Economic and Trade Cooperation between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries, Macao, Oct 11, 2016. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Premier Li Keqiang delivered a key-note speech at the opening ceremony of the 5th Ministerial Conference of the Forum for Economic and Trade Cooperation between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries on Tuesday.

The event, also known as Macao Forum, kicked off on Tuesday and ends on Wednesday.

At Macao's East Asian Games Dome, hundreds of delegates from seven Portuguese-speaking countries, Portugal, Brazil, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, Angola and East Timor, attended the event.

Premier Li attended a group photo session before the opening ceremony.