Dhaka: Chinese Foreign Ministry on Monday officially announced the visit of its President Xi Jinping to Bangladesh and Cambodia.  

The Chinese President is scheduled to arrive here on October 14. The visit is taking place three decades after Chinese President Li Xiannian visited Bangladesh in March 1986.

Announcing the visit, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lu Kang said President Xi will be paying State visit to Bangladesh at the invitation of his Bangladesh counterpart Abdul Hamid.

At the invitation of King Norodom Sihamoni of the Kingdom of Cambodia and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, President Xi Jinping will also pay State visits to Cambodia and attend the eighth BRICS Summit in Goa, India.

His three-nation visit will start from October 13 to 17, said the Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson.  

The Chinese President will have important talks with President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

Both countries are now in discussions on a number of mega projects involving several billion dollars.