Chinese vice premier to visit Guinea, Sierra Leone, attend inauguration of Simandou mine as Xi's special representative

BEIJING, Nov. 10 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice Premier Liu Guozhong will visit Guinea and Sierra Leone from Nov. 10 to 16, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson announced on Monday.

Liu, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, will pay the visits at the invitation of the governments of Guinea and Sierra Leone, said the spokesperson.

At the invitation of Guinean President Mamadi Doumbouya, Liu will also attend the inauguration of the Simandou iron ore mine project on Nov. 11 as President Xi Jinping's special representative, said the spokesperson. ■