China and Russia will hold a closing ceremony of the Year of Russia in China on the evening of November 9, a senior Chinese diplomat said Wednesday.

The closing ceremony is to be held on the sideline of the 11th meeting of the Chinese premier and Russian prime minister from November 9 to 10 in Beijing.

Premier Wen Jiabao and Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov will attend the closing ceremony, Assistant Foreign Minister Li Hui said.

Following the ceremony, the Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra from Russia will entertain the audience, Li told a news conference.

According to Li, a series of activities including the National Exhibition on Russia and the Sino-Russian Investment Promotion Week will also be held during the prime minister's visit.

The National Exhibition on Russia will take place in the Beijing International Trade Center from November 8 to 13. There will be over 500 booths covering an area of 10,900 square meters, displaying cutting-edge products and technologies from hi-tech industries with over 1,500 participants from Russia.

"This is an exhibition at the highest level covering the broadest fields and attended by the biggest number of Russian people in recent years," Li noted.

The Sino-Russian Investment Promotion Week will start o November 9 and will feature 13 promotion activities aiming at boosting bilateral investment cooperation.

In 2004 and 2005, two sessions on the investment promotion were held with 19 project agreements or letters of intent signed.

Li said the two sides will determine a new array of investment cooperation projects this time.