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Equatorial Guinea leader to pay state visit

Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, president of Equatorial Guinea, will pay a state visit to China from Sunday to May 31, China's Foreign Ministry has announced. During his visit, President Xi Jinping will hold a welcome ceremony and welcome banquet for him, and the two heads of state will hold talks and attend a signing ceremony for cooperation documents. The visit is expected to inject new impetus to the growth of bilateral friendly relations and drive two-way cooperation in various fields to achieve new results, said Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin.