Chinese Vice Premier Hui Liangyu will pay an official visit to Costa Rica, Venezuela, Uruguay and Argentina from May 3 to 15.

Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu made the announcement on Monday.

Hui will visit the four nations at the invitation of the governments of Costa Rica, Venezuela and Argentina, and Uruguayan Vice President Rodolfo Nin Novoa.

(Xinhua News Agency April 28, 2008)