UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon to visit China

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon will visit China on Wednesday, the Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei announced on Monday.

Ban will meet with President Xi Jinping, Premier Li Keqiang, State Councilor Yang Jiechi and Foreign Minister Wang Yi. Discussions will be held on China-UN cooperation, international affairs and major international issues.

He will also attend a meeting commemorating the 10th anniversary of the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, and visit a training base for China's peace-keeping helicopter unit.

Ban's five-day trip will also bring him to Hangzhou in Zhejiang province and Suzhou in Jiangsu province.

"China values the key role played by the UN in international affairs, and firmly safeguard the international order and system with the aim and principle of the UN Charter as its core," Hong said.

"As this year marks the 45th anniversary of the restoration of China's legitimate seat in the UN, China hopes to take the opportunity of Ban's visit to further consolidate and deepen bilateral cooperation with the UN," he added.

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