“Upon arrival in Damascus, Minister Wang Yi will hold talks with his Syrian counterpart Faisal Mikdad,” the agency was told.
The interlocutor suggested that the program of the visit of the head of the PRC Foreign Ministry "includes a meeting with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad."
From July 12 to July 16, Wang Yi will pay a working visit to Turkmenistan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.
He will meet with the leaders of these states and take part in a meeting of the SCO contact group on Afghanistan.