Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao arrived in Seoul on Friday, kicking off his three-day official visit to South Korea.

This is Wen's second visit to South Korea since 2007 and his first visit to the country since the two countries established strategic cooperative partnership in 2008.

Wen is also scheduled to attend the third trilateral summit of China, Japan and South Korea in South Korea's southern resort island of Jeju.

Wen will hold talks with South Korean President Lee Myung-bak later Friday, and will also meet with Speaker of the National Assembly Kim Hyong-o and Prime Minister Chung Un-chan during the visit.

South Korea is the first leg of Premier Wen's four-nation Asian tour, which will also take him to Japan, Mongolia and Myanmar.