Foreign and Military Affairs

Chinese State Councilor to visit Russia

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2010-03-16 17:24
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BEIJING - Chinese State Councilor Liu Yandong will pay a visit to Russia from March 21 to 25 and attend the opening ceremony of "Chinese Language Year" in Russia, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang announced here Tuesday.

Liu, also chairwoman of the organizing committee of the China side for the Language Year, makes the trip at the invitation of Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Zhukov, said Qin at a regular news briefing.