Senior CPC official leaves for six-nation tour

BEIJING, April 12 (Xinhua) -- Li Changchun, a senior official of the Communist Party of China (CPC), left here Monday morning for official goodwill visits to Germany, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Romania, Ireland and Montenegro.

Li, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, is invited by leaders of the six countries.

Li's entourage includes head of the International Department of the CPC Central Committee Wang Jiarui; Director of China's State Council Information Office Wang Chen; Minister of Culture Cai Wu; head of the Chinese State Administration of Radio, Film and Television Wang Taihua; Director of the General Administration of Press and Publication Liu Binjie and Sun Zhijun, Deputy head of Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee.