A delegation of the National People's Congress (NPC) of China left Beijing on Sunday for a goodwill visit to Switzerland and Denmark from Aug. 31 to Sept. 12.
The delegation, headed by Wang Zhaoguo, vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the NPC, China's top legislature, is visiting at the invitation of the parliaments of the two countries.
The delegation, at the invitation of the Russian Federation Council, the upper house of the parliament, will also attend the fifth Baikal Economic Forum (BEF), which will be held in Russia from Sept. 8-11.
(Xinhua News Agency September 1, 2008)
