Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao arrived in Brazzaville on Monday on a two-day official visit to the Republic of Congo at the invitation of President Denis Sassou-Nguesso.

 

The Republic of Congo is the third leg of Wen's seven-African nation tour, which has already taken him to Egypt and Ghana. He will also visit Angola, South Africa, Tanzania and Uganda.

 

This will be Wen's second visit to Africa since he participated in a China-Africa forum in Ethiopia in December 2003.

 

(Xinhua News Agency June 20, 2006)