Chinese president to visit Italy, Monaco, France

BEIJING, march 18 (Xinhua) -- Chinese president Xi Jinping will pay state visits to Italy, Monaco and France from march 21 to 26, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lu Kang made the announcement Monday.

Xi was invited to pay the visits by Italian president Sergio Mattarella, Head of State of the Principality of Monaco Albert II and French president Emmanuel Macron, Lu said.