BEIJING — Vice-Premier Hu Chunhua will travel to Russia next week to attend the fifth Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok, at the invitation of Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yury Trutnev, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Geng Shuang said on Aug 29.

During his stay from Sept 4 to 6, Hu will also co-chair a meeting of the Intergovernmental Commission for Cooperation of the Northeast China and the Far East and Baikal Region of Russia with Trutnev, who is also the presidential envoy to the Far Eastern Federal District of Russia, Geng said.