Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi will pay an official visit to Kyrgyzstan from July 7 to 8 at the invitation of his Kyrgyz counterpart Ednan Karabayev.

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang made the announcement on Thursday at a regular press conference.

He said the two sides will exchange views on China-Kyrgyzstan relations and the international issues of common concern.

Yang will also attend the regular foreign minister's meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) due to be held on July 9 in Bishkek,capital of Kyrgyzstan, Qin said.

He added the meeting will make preparation for the SCO summit in mid August, and the participants will exchange views on deepening the cooperation in the SCO and other international and regional issues of common concern.

Source: Xinhua