Chinese President Xi Jinping will pay a state visit to the US from Sep 23 to 25 at the invitation of US President Donald Trump.

Axar.az reports, citing CNA, that China’s Foreign Ministry confirmed the visit in a statement on Monday, September 21.

During the visit, Xi "will hold in-depth exchanges of views with President Trump on major issues concerning China-US relations, as well as world peace and development", a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said during a regular press conference shortly after the announcement.

Xi and Trump are expected to hold talks in Washington on Thursday, their second summit this year following Trump’s state visit to Beijing in May.

Trade and tariffs, artificial intelligence, Taiwan and the war in Iran are among the issues expected to feature in their discussions.