BEIJING, Feb. 9 -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is to pay an official visit to Pakistan, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Iran from Feb. 12-16.

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying made the announcement on Monday at a regular press briefing.

Wang is paying the visit at the invitation of Adviser to the Pakistani Prime Minister on National Security and Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz, UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif.