Xi to attend meeting of global political parties

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, will attend the opening ceremony of the CPC in Dialogue with World Political Parties High-Level Meeting in Beijing on Wednesday, Hu Zhaoming, spokesperson for the International Department of the CPC Central Committee said on Monday.

Xi, also China's president, will deliver a keynote speech at the meeting, which will be held via video link, Hu said.

The meeting, under the theme of "Path towards Modernization: the Responsibility of Political Parties", will gather leaders of political parties and political organizations from across the world.