Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing will head a delegation to the attend the general debate of the 61st session of the United Nations General Assembly from September 17 to 23 and pay official visits to Saint Lucia and Antigua and Barbuda.

During his stay in New York, Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing will deliver a speech at the general debate of the UN General Assembly and have a number of bilateral and multilateral activities, including meeting with UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, President of the 61st session of the UN General Assembly Haya and some foreign ministers. He will also hold consultation with the foreign ministers of Rio Group, Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf and the Troika of the European Union.