Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing will attend a series of foreign ministers' meetings in Cebu City of Philippines from Jan.11 to 12.

Li was invited by Philippine Secretary of Foreign Affairs Alberto Romulo, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Jianchao told a regular press conference Thursday afternoon.

The meetings will include China-ASEAN (the Association of Southeast Asian Nations) foreign ministers' meeting, foreign ministers' working luncheon of the ASEAN and China, Japan and the Republic of Korea, and foreign ministers' working luncheon of the East Asia summit.

Li will also preside over the fourth meeting of the Tripartite Commission of China, Japan and the Republic of Korea, the spokesman said.

Li's visit, originally scheduled for mid December, was postponed due to Typhoon Utor, which ripped through the island country causing widespread devastation.

Source: Xinhua