BEIJING, Feb. 22 (Xinhua) -- China and Russia will hold talks on energy on Monday, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei announced Friday at a regular press briefing.

According to Hong, the talks will be co-chaired by Chinese Vice Premier Wang Qishan and his Russian counterpart, deputy prime minister Arkady Dvorkovich.

To facilitate bilateral cooperation on energy, China and Russia have held nine rounds of China-Russia energy negotiators' meeting.