Tue, October 13, 2009
BRUSSELS, Oct. 7 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping on Wednesday arrived in Belgium, the first stop on his five-nation European tour.
Xi was also scheduled to visit Germany, Bulgaria, Hungary and Romania.
During his stay in Belgium, Xi was to attend an "Europalia-China" art festival.
Xi is making the visit at the invitations of Belgian Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Bulgarian Vice President Angel Marin, Hungarian President Solyom Laszlo and Romanian President Traian Basescu.
