BEIJING, Oct. 7 (Xinhua) -- At the invitation of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) and the government of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), Chinese Premier Li Qiang will attend the 80th anniversary celebrations of the WPK and pay an official goodwill visit to the DPRK from Oct. 9 to 11, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson announced Tuesday.

Li, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, will lead a party and government delegation to the DPRK, said the spokesperson. ■