UPDATE 1-China foreign minister to chair UN Security Council meeting in US, visit Canada

The New York leg of Wang's trip follows a summit last week between U.S. President Donald ⁠Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping, which featured warm exchanges but yielded no ⁠major breakthrough on ⁠trade or the Iran conflict. Beijing has said Xi is expected to pay a state visit to the U.S. in ‌the fall.

​China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi ​will travel to New ‌York and ​chair a high-level meeting of the UN Security Council on May 26, the Chinese foreign ministry said ‌on Friday.

In New York, Wang will meet the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and foreign ministers from other countries, the ministry said in a statement, without giving ‌further details. He will then visit Canada from May 28 to 30, ‌the first trip to Canada by a Chinese foreign minister in 10 years, ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun told a regular press conference in Beijing.

"China-Canada relations have turned around and continue to improve, ⁠and ​the two sides ⁠are working to build a new type of strategic partnership," Guo said. China hopes the visit ⁠will enhance political trust, expand mutually beneficial cooperation, manage differences and keep bilateral relations on ​a healthy, stable and sustainable track, he added.

China and Canada struck ⁠a trade deal in January during Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney's visit, cutting tariffs on electric ⁠vehicles ​and canola in a reset of strained ties. The New York leg of Wang's trip follows a summit last week between U.S. President Donald ⁠Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping, which featured warm exchanges but yielded no ⁠major breakthrough on ⁠trade or the Iran conflict.

Beijing has said Xi is expected to pay a state visit to the U.S. in ‌the fall.