Kuwaiti Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah called for strengthening economic cooperation, especially oil cooperation, with Shanghai and other areas in China Thursday in Shanghai.

Sabah, who started an eight-day official visit to China on July 5, said the Kuwaiti side hopes to seek an investment method and partner in oil cooperation with China.

Sabah expressed the hope that his China tour will promote the economic and trade ties between Kuwait and China and provide a sound basis for the two countries' economic growth in the future.

Kuwait and Shanghai have enjoyed close ties on economy and trade in recent years, with investment covering such industries as textile, machinery and electrical equipment and railway vehicles.

Sabah, as a guest of Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, arrived here Wednesday evening from Beijing, where Chinese President Hu Jintao, Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress Wu Bangguo and Premier Wen Jiabao met or talked with him separately.

During his stay in Shanghai, Sabah visited the Shanghai branch of the Kodak China Ltd., and met Shanghai Mayor Han Zheng.

Sabah left Shanghai for China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Thursday evening.