Premier Li Keqiang left Beijing on Nov 2 for Bishkek, capital of Kyrgyzstan. Premier Li will visit five cities in Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Latvia, and Russia, and attend the 15th Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) prime ministers’ meeting, the Fifth Summit of China and Central and Eastern European Countries, and regular prime minister meetings between China and Kazakhstan and Russia over a period of about 166 hours. The Premier is expected to have a packed schedule during the trip.