Finnish foreign trade minister to visit China next week

HELSINKI, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- Finnish Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Paavo Vayrynen will visit China next week, said a press release by Finnish Foreign Ministry on Thursday.

Vayrynen will visit Beijing, Shanghai, Chengdu and Suzhou from Jan. 28 to Feb. 1. He will be accompanied by a Finnish business delegation consisting of 40 persons.

During his stay in Beijing, Vayrynen will meet Chinese Minister of Commerce Chen Deming to discuss commercial and economic cooperation between two countries and other issues.

The aim of the Finnish minister's visit is to introduce Finnishknow-how to Chinese authorities and companies and promote Chinese investments in Finland, the Foreign Ministry said.