Premier Li Keqiang held a welcoming ceremony for Dmitry Medvedev, prime minister of Russia, in Beijing on Nov 7.

Medvedev is currently on an official visit to China and will co-chair the 23rd regular meeting between the Chinese and Russian prime ministers.

Attendees at the ceremony and related events also included vice-premiers Han Zheng, Sun Chunlan and Hu Chunhua; State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi; and Su Hui, vice-chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference.