Shivshankar Menon to visit China as PM's special envoy

National security adviser Shivshankar Menon will visit China from July 3 to 6 as a special envoy of prime minister Manmohan Singh to discuss bilateral relations and international and regional issues of mutual interest.

"Indian prime minister's envoy Menon will pay a visit from July 3 to 6," Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Qin Gang told a news briefing in Beijing today.

The two sides will exchange views on bilateral relations and international and regional issues of common interest, he said.

The details of his programme would be announced later, Qin said.