At the invitation of Uzbek Prime Minister Abdulla Aripov and Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, Premier Li Keqiang left Beijing on Nov 1 for a series of meetings in the two countries.

The Premier will attend the 18th meeting of the Council of Heads of Government (Prime Ministers) of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in Uzbekistan and pay an official visit to the country.

He will also attend the 22nd China-ASEAN (10+1) leaders' meeting, the 22nd ASEAN-China, Japan and Republic of Korea (10+3) leaders' meeting and the 14th East Asia Summit (EAS) in Thailand during an official visit.

State Councilor and Secretary-General of the State Council Xiao Jie was in company.