Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Liu Jianchao announces:

At the invitation of Zukov, Vice Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, Russian chairman of the China-Russia people-to-people cooperation committee and vice chairman of the Russian organization committee of the year of China and of Russia, Chen Zhili, Chinese State Councilor, Chinese chairman of the China-Russia people-to-people cooperation committee and vice chairman of the Chinese organization committee of the year of China and of Russia, will pay a visit to Russia from September 1 to 8 to co-chair the 8th meeting of the China-Russia people-to-people cooperation committee with Vice Prime Minister Zukov and attend the activities related to the China year.