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10:06, August 14, 2007 |
Chinese President Hu Jintao leaves Beijing Tuesday morning for Bishkek to pay a first-ever state visit to Kyrgyzstan at the invitation of Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev, and attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit there.
After his three-day Kyrgyz trip, Hu will also observe the SCO joint anti-terrorism military drill in Russia on Aug. 17 and visit Kazakhstan at the invitation of Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev on Aug. 18.
Hu's entourage includes Chinese Vice Premier Wu Yi; Vice Chairman of China's Central Military Commission, State Councilor and Defense Minister Cao Gangchuan; Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi; Minister in charge of National Development and Reform Commission Ma Kai; Commerce Minister Bo Xilai; Director of the Policy Research Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Wang Huning; Deputy Director of the General Office of the CPC Central Committee Ling Jihua; Director of the President's Office Chen Shiju and Assistant Foreign Minister Li Hui.
Source: Xinhua
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