BEIJING, Jan. 27(Xinhuanet)-- Chinese State Councilor Tang Jiaxuan will pay an official visit to Russia from Feb. 1 to Feb. 4,Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Kong Quan said here on Thursday.

Tang will discuss bilateral ties and key issues of both concernwith the Russian side, Kong told a regular press conference.

Tang was to make the visit as guest of Igor Sergeyevich Ivanov,secretary of the Russian Security Council.