Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning announces:

At the invitation of Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, the current ASEAN chair, from October 9 to 12, Premier of the State Council Li Qiang will attend the 27th China-ASEAN Summit, the 27th ASEAN Plus Three Summit and the 19th East Asia Summit to be held in Vientiane, Laos, and pay an official visit to Laos.

At the invitation of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam, Premier of the State Council Li Qiang will pay an official visit to Viet Nam from October 12 to 14.