On the afternoon of June 1 local time, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao arrived in Ulan Bator to start his official visit to Mongolia at the invitation of his Mongolian counterpart Sukhbaataryn Batbold.

Chinese Ambassador to Mongolia Yu Hongyao and some senior officials of the Mongolian government greeted Wen at the airport.

Wen flew into Ulan Bator after concluding his visit to Japan. Following his visit to Mongolia, he will also visit Myanmar.