BEIJING - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao left Beijing Friday morning to pay an official visit to Hungary, Britain and Germany from June 24 to 28, according to a news release from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

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Wen is visiting at the invitation of Hungarian Prime Minister Orban Viktor, British Prime Minister David Cameron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

During his stay in Britain, Wen will hold an annual meeting with Cameron, while in Germany he will co-chair the first China-Germany governmental consultation with Merkel.