BEIJING - President of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay Yamandu Orsi arrived in Beijing on Sunday for a state visit to China from Feb 1 to 7.

This is President Orsi's first state visit to China. During the visit, Chinese President Xi Jinping will have talks with him for an in-depth exchange of views on deepening the China-Uruguay comprehensive strategic partnership, high-quality Belt and Road cooperation, and international and regional issues of mutual interest.

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The Chinese side hopes and believes that under the strategic guidance of the two presidents, the visit will play a positive role in further deepening the comprehensive strategic partnership, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said earlier.