China and Russia will hold their 13th round of strategic security consultations during the visit of Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev.

The two countries will also hold the fourth China-Russia meeting of institutionalized cooperation in law enforcement and security, during Patrushev's stay in Beijing from July 26 to 27, according to Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lu Kang.

Lu told a daily press conference that Meng Jianzhu, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and head of the Commission for Political and Legal Affairs of the CPC Central Committee, will co-chair the bilateral meeting in law enforcement and security, while State Councilor Yang Jiechi will co-chair the strategic security consultation with Patrushev respectively.