On the afternoon of September 18, 2016, at the invitation of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as well as President of the Council of State and Council of Ministers of Cuba Raúl Castro, Premier Li Keqiang left Beijing by special plane to attend high-level meetings of the 71st Session of the UN General Assembly at the UN Headquarters in New York and pay official visits to Canada and Cuba.
Premier Li Keqiang's wife Mme. Cheng Hong accompanied him and left Beijing by the same plane.