On October 2, 2010, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao arrived at Athens International Airport, kicking off his official visit to Greece. The Greece visit is the first by a Chinese premier in 24 years.

Greece is the first stop of Wen's four-nation tour, which will also take him to Belgium, Italy and Turkey. Wen will also attend the 8th Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) and the 13th China-European Union (EU) summit in Brussels.

Senior officials from the Greek government as well as Chinese Ambassador to Greece Luo Linquan and the staff of the Chinese embassy in Greece greeted Wen at the airport.