Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Jiang Yu announces:

At the invitation of President Vladimir Putin of Russia, President Hu Jintao will attend the outreach session of the G-8 Summit to be held in St. Petersburg, Russia on July 17. The session will discuss energy security, prevention and control of epidemic diseases, education, African development and other topics. Before that, President Hu Jintao will also hold a group meeting on July 16 with leaders from India, Brazil, South Africa, Mexico and the Republic of Congo, in which they will exchange views on issues of mutual interest.