The Chinese foreign ministry has announced that at the invitation of the Chinese government President Asif Ali Zardari of Pakistan will be visiting China from July 6 to 11, 2010, for talks with President Hu Jintao, Prime Minister Wen Jiabao and other Chinese leaders. This will be his second official visit to China at the invitation of the Chinese government. His first visit was in October, 2008, shortly after he took over as the President. In fact, after assuming office as the President, he chose China for his first official bilateral visit to emphasise the importance attached by him to his country's relations with China.