Premier Li Keqiang and Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras held formal talks without wearing ties.

Tsipras had pledged during the campaign that he would not wear a tie unless Greece gets rid of the debt crisis.

Showing respect for the PM, Premier Li did not wear a tie either, saying that the meeting focuses on the substance more than the form.

The two sides reached a consensus to expand pragmatic cooperation, taking the Piraeus port cooperation as the leading role, in order to achieve mutual benefit and win-win result.