As part of his 3-day official visit to Greece, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang traveled to Crete.

The Chinese Premier arrived at “Nikos Kazantzakis” Airport on Thursday afternoon where he was welcomed by the Minister of Tourism, Olga Kefalogianni, the Minister of Culture, Kostas Tasoulas and locals, dressed in traditional Cretan costumes.

The program of the visit

The official program of Mr Li’s visit starts with a meeting with Stavros Arnaoutakis, Regional Governor of Greece. Then the Chinese Premier will visit the archaeological site of Knossos, accompanied by Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, who is expected to arrive in Crete at 9am.

The two leaders, at about 11 am, are scheduled to attend the opening of the new Heraklion Museum. Due to its distinguished guests, Heraklion Archaeological Museum announced that it will remain closed to the public all Saturday morning. Only evening working hours will apply, from 2 pm to 8 pm.

The Chinese Premier spend the night at the Creta Marris Hotel in Hersonissos, where special preparations have been made to offer the Chinese leader the best service possible.