Vice President Xi Jinping is scheduled to pay official visits to the United States, Ireland and Turkey from February 13 to 22, a foreign ministry spokesman said Tuesday.

Xi is visiting the three nations at the invitation of US Vice President Joe Biden, Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny and Turkish President Abdullah Gul, spokesman Liu Weimin said at a news briefing. 

Xi's US visit is aimed at further implementing an important consensus reached by State leaders of the two countries to establish a China-US cooperative partnership of mutual respect and reciprocity, Liu said.

He added that China hopes the visit will enhance the two sides' strategic mutual trust, expand bilateral cooperation, and aid in the maintenance of the stable development of China-US ties.

According to the spokesman, Xi will visit Washington, Los Angeles and the state of Iowa.

Liu said that Xi will hold talks with President Gul and meet with other Turkish leaders and also attend a China-Turkey economic forum there.

China and Turkey have witnessed smooth development of their bilateral ties over the past years, which has yielded fruitful results, said the spokesman.

According to the spokesman, during Xi's visit to Ireland, he is scheduled to hold talks with Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny and meet with other Irish leaders, including President Michael Higgins, Speaker Sean Barrett of Ireland's Dail Eireann, the lower house of the Irish Parliament, and Chairman Paddy Burke of Seanad Eireann, the upper house of the Parliament.

 Xi will have an in-depth exchange of views with the Irish leaders on China-Ireland and China-Europe relations as well as other topics of common concern, Liu said.

With the increasing challenges in the world, the development of China-Ireland ties serves not only the two nations and the two peoples, but also the relationship between China and Europe as a whole, he added.