On August 26, 2008, Chinese President Hu Jintao concluded his state visit to the Republic of Korea (ROK), leaving the ROK capital of Seoul for Tajikistan, where he will pay a state visit and attend the eighth annual summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.

On August 25, President Hu and his ROK counterpart Lee Myung-bak held talks. The two heads of state exchanged in-depth views on bilateral ties and major international and regional issues and reached broad consensus. Both sides agreed to work together to well implement relevant consensus and push forward China-ROK ties in an all-round manner.

During his visit, the Chinese leader also met with other ROK leaders and took part in a series of important activities. The two sides signed a number of cooperation documents on energy-conservation, science and technology, economy and trade, education and the World Expo. Both sides also issued a joint communiqué.

President Hu arrived in Seoul on August 25 on the first leg of his three-nation tour. He will fly to Dushanbe for a state visit to Tajikistan and attend a summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, following which he will pay a state visit to Turkmenistan.