Premier Li Keqiang was greeted with a grand welcome ceremony by Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Oct 15 in the Netherlands.

Rutte greeted him when Premier Li got out of a car, and the two stepped onto a stand and inspected the guard of honor.

A military band played the national anthems of the two countries as the national flags of China and the Netherlands fluttered in the wind.

Premier Li arrived in the Netherlands on Oct 14 for an official visit to the country.