BEIJING -- President of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay Yamandu Orsi arrived in Beijing on Sunday for a state visit to China from Feb 1 to 7.

This is President Orsi's first state visit to China. During the visit, Chinese President Xi Jinping will have talks with him for an in-depth exchange of views on deepening the China-Uruguay comprehensive strategic partnership, high-quality Belt and Road cooperation, and international and regional issues of mutual interest.

The Chinese side hopes and believes that under the strategic guidance of the two presidents, the visit will play a positive role in further deepening the comprehensive strategic partnership, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said earlier.