Chinese premier to attend UN conferences

BEIJING - Chinese Premier Li Keqiang will attend the 71th session of the United Nations General Assembly and pay official visits to Canada and Cuba.

Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said on Wednesday that Li's trip will last from Sept 18 to 28.

Li was invited by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and President of the Cuban Council of State and Council of Ministers Raul Castro Ruz, respectively, Hua said.