Russian prime minister to visit China

Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Yefimovich Fradkov will pay an official visit to China from Nov. 3 to 4, said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Kong Quan in Beijing Tuesday.

Fradkov, at the invitation of Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, will be here to hold the 10th Sino-Russian Prime Ministers' Meeting with Wen.

Before the meeting, Vice-Premier Wu Yi will hold the 9th Session of the Committee of the Sino-Russian Prime Ministers' Meeting on Nov.1 with Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Zhukov who will arrive earlier, Kong said.

Kong said Chinese State Councilor Chen Zhili will hold the 6th Session of Sino-Russian Cooperation Committee on Education, Culture, Public Health and Sports with Zhukov on Oct. 31.

Source: Xinhua