Wu Bangguo (front R), chairman of the Standing Committee of China'a National People's Congress (NPC), is welcomed upon his arrival in Zurich, Switzerland, July 16, 2010. Top Chinese legislator Wu Bangguo arrived in Zurich on Friday for an official goodwill visit to Switzerland. (Xinhua Photo)
He is expected to hold talks with Bruderer, Forster-Vannini and Doris Leuthard, president of the Swiss Confederation, to discuss the Sino-Swiss relationship and mutual concerns during his stay in Switzerland.
Wu's visit to Switzerland is the first by a top Chinese legislator in 16 years.
Switzerland is the last leg of Wu's three-nation Europe tour after France and Serbia. He is scheduled to attend the third World Conference of Speakers of Parliament in Gevena and return to China next Tuesday.