On the morning of August 20, 2024, at the invitation of Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, Premier Li Qiang of the State Council left Beijing by chartered plane for Moscow to hold the 29th regular meeting between Chinese and Russian heads of government and pay an official visit to Russia. State Councilor and Secretary-General of the State Council Wu Zhenglong and other accompanying officials left Beijing on the same plane.

On the afternoon of August 20 local time, Li Qiang arrived at Moscow's Vnukovo International Airport by chartered plane. The Russian side held a grand welcoming ceremony for Li Qiang at the airport. Accompanied by senior Russian government officials, Li Qiang reviewed the guard of honor.

Vice Premier of the State Council He Lifeng and State Councilor Shen Yiqin, who arrived in Moscow earlier to attend the regular meeting between Chinese and Russian heads of government, greeted the delegation at the airport. Chinese Ambassador to Russia Zhang Hanhui also greeted them at the airport.

Li Qiang said that over the past 75 years, China-Russia relations have withstood the test of the changing international landscape and grown from strength to strength. Under the strategic guidance of President Xi Jinping and President Vladimir Putin, China-Russia relations in the new era have shown new vigor and vitality, with stronger political mutual trust, fruitful cooperation in various fields, deeply cherished friendship, and close and effective international coordination, setting a fine example of a new type of international relations and relations between neighboring major countries.

Li Qiang pointed out that the two heads of state have met twice this year, laying out the top-level design and strategic plan for the new development of China-Russia relations at the new historical starting point of the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations. Li Qiang said, his visit to Russia is aimed at delivering on the common understandings reached between the two heads of state, carrying forward the enduring friendship from generation to generation, and deepening mutually beneficial cooperation. He expressed the belief that with joint efforts of the two sides, the China-Russia comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination for the new era will surely embrace a brighter future.