Chinese FM to visit 4 countries, attend int'l meetings

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Chinese FM to visit 4 countries, attend int'l meetings

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Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing will pay official visits to Sweden, Ireland, Finland and Russia in the middle and latter half of April, announced Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Kong Quan Thursday.

Kong said at a regular press conference that Li's visits are atthe invitation of Swedish Foreign Minister Laila Freivalds, Irish Foreign Minister Brian Cowen, Finnish Foreign Minister Erkki Tuomioja and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.

Li will also attend the Sixth ASEM (Asia-Europe Meeting) Foreign Ministers' meeting in Dublin from April 17 to 18 and the regular Shanghai Cooperation Organization Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Moscow on April 23, according to Kong.

The upcoming visit to Russia by Chinese Foreign Minister will promote bilateral cooperation.

Kong said since China and Russia established strategic partnership of cooperation, especially after the two heads of state signed the good-neighborlytreaty of friendship and cooperation in 2001, bilateral relations have developed smoothly and the cooperation and coordination in regional and international affairs have also been strengthened.

Li will meet his new Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov and he will also have opportunities to meet his old friends.The two sideswill exchange views on issues of common concern.

Kong said Li will also exchange views with foreign ministers ofRussia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan on the development of SCO.

China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan are the six member countries of SCO, a regional organization founded in 2002.

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