BEIJING, June 22 -- Chinese Premier Li Qiang will attend the 17th Annual Meeting of the New Champions (AMNC) in Dalian from June 23 to 24, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson announced on Monday.

Li will attend the Opening Plenary and deliver a special address, meet with foreign dignitaries, and have a conversation with representatives of the business community, the spokesperson said.

Prime Minister of Bangladesh Tarique Rahman, Prime Minister of Guinea Amadou Oury Bah, Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Olzhas Bektenov, Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea Kim Min-seok, Prime Minister of Mongolia Nyam-Osor Uchral, and Prime Minister of Montenegro Milojko Spajić will attend the AMNC, and over 1,700 representatives from the political, business, academic and media communities from over 90 countries and regions will take part in the AMNC, the spokesperson added.