Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Qin Gang announces:

At the invitation of Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, Chairman of the United Russian, Vice President Xi Jinping, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, will pay an official visit to Russia from March 20 to 24. At the invitation of Belarusian President Alexander Kukashenko, Finnish President Tarja Halonen and Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt, Vice President Xi will pay official visits to Belarus, Finland and Sweden from March 24 to 30.