Chinese FM to visit Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will pay an official visit to Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan at the invitation of his Kyrgyz counterpart Erlan Abdyldaev, Uzbek counterpart Abdulaziz Kamilov and Turkmen counterpart Rashid Meredov, a Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said on Monday.

During Wang's visit to Kyrgyzstan, he will also attend a meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, spokeswoman Hua Chunying said at a regular press briefing.

The entire trip will run from July 12 through July 19.