Foreign Ministry Spokeman Liu Jianchao announces:

At the invitation of the Chinese Government, Secretary-General of the United Nations Kofi Annan will pay an official visit to China from May 19 to 23. This is the seventh visit to China by Secretary-General Annan since he took office. President Hu Jintao, Premier Wen Jiabao and State Councilor Tang Jiaxuan will meet with him and exchange views with him on international and regional issues of common interest and the cooperation between China and the United Nations.