Wang Yi to visit Europe and attend 59th Munich Security Conference

Director of the Office of the Central Commission for Foreign Affairs Wang Yi will set out on Tuesday on a nine-day trip to France, Italy, Hungary and Russia, Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin announced on Monday.

Wang, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, will also attend the 59th Munich Security Conference.

He will deliver a speech at the conference's China session to communicate the vision of common, comprehensive, cooperative and sustainable security advocated by President Xi Jinping, make clear China's abiding commitment to peaceful development and share China's position on major international issues in light of the theme of the conference.