Mahamoud Ali Youssouf, minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Djibouti, will pay an official visit to China from February 19 to 21, and Kyrgyz Foreign Minister Chyngyz Aidarbekov will pay an official visit to China from February 19 to 23, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Geng Shuang announced Friday.

Both visits are at the invitation of Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi, Geng said.

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(With input from Xinhua)

(Cover: Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi (R) shakes hands with Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Djibouti Mahmoud Ali Youssouf in Beijing, July 10, 2018. /Xinhua Photo)