Iraqi foreign minister to visit China

At the invitation of Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing, Hoshiar Al-Zibari, foreign minister of the Iraqi Interim Government, will come to China on Dec. 22, said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Jianchao Thursday.

At the regular press conference, Liu said Al-Zibari will exchange views on the Sino-Iraqi relations, the situation in Iraq and other issues with the Chinese side.