Chinese President to visit Australia ( 2003-09-26 11:14) (Xinhua)
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Kong Quan confirmed in Beijing Thursday
that Chinese President Hu Jintao will pay a visit to Australia.
Kong confirmed the news in response to a journalist's question.
Australian Prime Minister John Howard visited China about a month ago and
invited Chinese President Hu Jintao to visit Australia, Kong said, adding that
the visit was under preparation by both sides and the exact visit date would be
released later.
Kong said the visit would be of significance to further increasing mutual
understanding and boosting Sino-Australian cooperation.
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