Peruvian president to visit China, FM spokesman

At the invitation of Chinese President Hu Jintao, Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo will pay a state visit to China from June 2 to 6.

China's Foreign Ministry spokesman Kong Quan made the announcement at a press conference in Beijing Thursday.

Toledo's upcoming visit is expected to push forward the mutually beneficial cooperation between the two countries, Kong said.

During his China tour, Toledo is scheduled to hold talks with President Hu Jintao, and meet with Chairman of the Standing Committee of China's National People's Congress Wu Bangguo and Premier Wen Jiabao, respectively, Kong said.

In addition to Beijing, Toledo will visit Shanghai, Xi'an, capital of northwest China's Shaanxi Province, and Guangzhou, capital of south China's Guangdong Province, he said.

Peru is among the first countries in South America which established diplomatic relations with China. The China-Peru relations have witnessed smooth development over the past 34 years, Kong said.

The two-way trade between China and Peru in 2004 reached 1.94 billion US dollars, Kong said.

China and Peru has announced to form a comprehensive and cooperative partnership in January, 2005. "President Toledo's visit will definitely step up the bilateral cooperation on such a new basis," Kong said.

Source: Xinhua