Premier Li Keqiang arrives in Riga on Nov 4 for an official visit to Latvia. [Photo/provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

RIGA — Premier Li Keqiang arrived in Riga on Nov 4 for an official visit to Latvia.

He is also here for a meeting between the heads of the governments of China and 16 central and eastern European (CEE) countries, or the "16+1" summit.

This is the first time for a Chinese premier to visit Latvia since it declared independence from the Soviet Union in 1991.

Premier Li is scheduled to hold talks with his Latvian counterpart Maris Kucinskis and meet with Latvian President Raimonds Vejonis.