BEIJING, April 8 (Xinhua) -- Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez will pay an official visit to China from April 11 to 15 at the invitation of Chinese Premier Li Qiang, the Chinese foreign ministry announced on Wednesday.

Foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said at a press briefing that this visit marks Sanchez's fourth visit to China in a four-year period, and it represents another significant high-level exchange between China and Spain in a short period, following the visits by Spanish King Felipe VI and Sanchez last year.

During the visit, Chinese President Xi Jinping will meet with Sanchez, and Premier Li and Chairman of the National People's Congress Standing Committee Zhao Leji will hold talks and meet with him respectively. They will conduct in-depth exchanges on bilateral relations and issues of common concern, according to the spokesperson.

Noting that Spain is an important partner of China within the European Union, Mao pointed out that in recent years, China-Spain relations have developed at a high level under the strategic guidance of the leaders of both countries, with solid progress made in cooperation across various fields and benefiting the two peoples.

"China is willing to work with Spain to take Prime Minister Sanchez's visit as an opportunity to further deepen strategic mutual trust, enhance communication and cooperation, strengthen multilateral coordination, and promote China-Spain relations to a higher level, contributing more to safeguarding world peace and stability," Mao said. ■