Chinese President Hu Jintao arrived in Washington on April 12, 2010 to attend the Nuclear Security Summit at the invitation of U.S. President Barack Obama.

At about 11:00 local time, Hu's special plane arrived at the Andrews Air Force Base outside Washington, D.C., where President Hu was warmly welcomed by Gladys Boluda, representative of U.S. President Barack Obama, and other officials.

Hu's entourage including Ling Jihua, Wang Huning and Dai Bingguo arrived by the same plane.

Chinese Ambassador to the United States Zhang Yesui and Permanent Representative of China to the United Nations Li Baodong also greeted Hu at the airport.

The April 12-13 summit, which is an important multilateral conference, has drawn wide attention from all parties. At the summit, leaders are expected to mainly discuss such issues as the threat posed by nuclear terrorism, the corresponding measures of different countries and the international community, as well as the role of the International Atomic Energy Agency in the field of nuclear security. Leaders or representatives of 47 countries and heads of the UN, the IAEA, the EU and other international and regional organizations will attend the summit.

From Washington, President Hu will travel on to Brasilia, Brazil, to attend the second summit of the BRIC nations -- Brazil, Russia, India and China -- and will pay a state visit to Brazil. Hu will also pay a state visit to Venezuela and a working visit to Chile following the Brazil trip.