ALBAWABA - In a statement by the foreign ministry, it has been confirmed that Chinese President Xi Jinping will be visiting Vietnam next week.
"General Secretary of the CCP Central Committee and President Xi Jinping will pay a state visit to Vietnam from December 12 to 13," foreign ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said in a statement.
The Chinese president was invited by Vietnam's top leaders Nguyen Phu Trong and Vo Van Thong, she added.
Xi's trip follows a visit by Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi earlier this month in which he hailed the countries' "same ideals and a shared future", according to a foreign ministry readout.
