Rome: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will officially visit Italy and Switzerland from Oct. 7 to 12 to hold meetings, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson announced Sunday. Wang Yi will hold the 12th Joint Meeting of the China-Italy Government Committee in Italy and then travel to Switzerland to participate in the 4th round of the China-Switzerland Foreign Ministers' Strategic Dialogue.

According to Anadolu Agency, Wang is visiting at the invitation of Italy's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Antonio Tajani, and the Swiss Foreign Minister, Ignazio Cassis.