Chinese President Xi Jinping will pay a state visit to Switzerland from Jan. 15-18, at the invitation of the Federal Council of Switzerland, a foreign ministry¹ spokesperson announced Tuesday in Beijing.

 

中国外交部一位发言人周二宣布，应瑞士联邦委员会的邀请，国家主席习近平将于1月15日至18日对瑞士进行国事访问。

 

During the visit, Xi will attend the 47th World Economic Forum² (WEF) annual meeting on Jan. 17, at the invitation of WEF founder³ and executive chairman Klaus Schwab, said spokesman Lu Kang at a routine press briefing.

 

He will also visit the United Nations Office at Geneva and the World Health Organization (WHO), as well as the International Olympics Committee (IOC) headquarters in Lausanne on Jan. 18, at the invitation of the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, the WHO Director-General Margaret Chan, and the IOC President Thomas Bach.

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