President Xi Jinping's special envoy and vice-premier Sun Chunlan will travel to Russia from June 12 to 15 to attend the opening ceremony of the 21st FIFA World Cup, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying announced on Tuesday.

习近平主席特使、国务院副总理孙春兰将于6月12日至15日前往俄罗斯参加第21届世界杯开幕式。