Xi's special envoy to attend World Cup opening ceremony

President Xi Jinping's special envoy and vice-premier Sun Chunlan will travel to Russia from June 12 to 15 to attend the opening ceremony of the 21st FIFA World Cup, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying announced on Tuesday.

An image of Zabivaka the Wolf, the official mascot of the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, in Sochi's Olympic Park, on May 29 2018. [Photo: IC]

Sun Chunlan. [File Photo: cctv.com]