A delegation of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), China's top political advisory body, left Beijing Wednesday to Nigeria, Ghana and Malta for a goodwill visit.

The delegation is led by Wang Zhongyu, vice-chairman of the CPPCC National Committee and president of the China Economic and Social Council.

The delegation pays the visit at the invitation of Nigeria's Deputy President of Senate Ibrahim Mantu, Ghana's Parliament Speaker Ebennezer Sekyi-Hughes and Malta's Parliament Speaker Anton Tabone.

The delegation will also visit France to attend the ninth international conference of the International Association of Economic and Social Councils and Similar Institutions, due to be held from June 8 to 10 in Paris.

Source: Xinhua