China's top legislator, Wu Bangguo, left Beijing Wednesday on
official goodwill visits to Romania, Moldova, Greece and
Russia.
Wu, chairman of the Standing Committee of China's National
People's Congress (NPC), will also attend the meeting of
parliamentary leaders of the member countries of the Shanghai
Cooperation Organization to be held in Moscow.
Wu's entourage includes his wife Zhang Ruizhen, NPC Standing
Committee Vice Chairman Raidi, and some other senior officials.
Wu is invited by President of the Senate Nicolae Vacaroiu and
President of the Chamber of Deputies Bogdan Olteanu of the Romanian
Parliament, Chairman of the Parliament of Moldova Marian Lupu,
President of the Greek Parliament Anna Psarouda-Benaki, Chairman of
the Federation Council Sergei Mironov and Chairman of the State
Duma Boris Gryzlov of the Russian Federal Assembly.
(Xinhua News Agency May 17, 2006)
