Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hong Lei announces:

At the invitation of Premier Wen Jiabao, Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin, Prime Minister of the Russian Federation will pay an official visit to China from October 11 to 12 and co-chair the 16th Regular Meeting between Chinese and Russian Prime Ministers with Premier Wen Jiabao. Prior to that, Vice Premier Wang Qishan and State Councillor Liu Yandong will host the 15th Meeting of the Committee of China-Russia Prime Ministers' Regular Meeting and the 12th Meeting of the Committee of China-Russia Cultural Cooperation respectively on October 10 and 11 with Deputy Russian Prime Minister Zhukov.