BEIJING, Jan. 15 -- The third round of strategic dialogue between China and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) will be held in Beijing on Friday.

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei made the announcement at a regular press briefing here on Wednesday.

Hong said Foreign Minister Wang Yi will co-chair the dialogue with First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Khaled al-Sabah. GCC Secretary General Abdul Latif bin Rashid Al Zayani, Assistant Foreign Minister of next rotating presidency Qatar Mohammed Bin Abdullah Bin Mutib Al Rumaihi, and heads of foreign ministries or representatives of foreign ministers of other GCC member states will also attend the dialogue.

This round of strategic dialogue, originally scheduled for November of last year, was postponed due to the schedule of Gulf states.