Sheika Haya Rashed Al Khalifa, president of the 61st session of the United Nations General Assembly will pay an official visit to China from June 19 to 24, said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang on Tuesday.

Sheika Haya will also attend the tenth meeting of the International Association of Economic and Social Councils and Similar Institutions to be held in Beijing, said Qin.

Sheika Haya will be replaced by former Macedonia Foreign Minister Srgjan Kerim, who was elected in May as president of the 62nd session of the UN General Assembly which will convene in September.

Source: Xinhua