BEIJING - Chinese Vice-Premier Zhang Dejiang will pay a four-day visit to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) in mid July, foreign ministry announced on Tuesday.

Zhang will lead a delegation to the DPRK from July 10 to 13 and attend the events marking the 50th anniversary of the signing of the DPRK-China Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance, ministry spokesman Hong Lei told a regular briefing.