BEIJING, Oct. 9 (Xinhua) -- Mongolian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Sukhbaataryn Batbold is to pay an official visit to China from Oct. 11 to 13 at the invitation of Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi.

    Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Ma Zhaoxu announced here on Friday that Batbold will also attend the annual prime ministers' meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).