TEHRAN -- Ali Larijani, the secretary of the Supreme National Security Council (SNSC), will start a scheduled two-day visit to China today, a report released by the SNSC secretariat said on Wednesday.

A high-ranking delegation will accompany Larijani in this visit.

Larijani plans to submit a message from Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad to Chinese President Hu Jintao.

Larijani will also hold talks with his Chinese counterpart and other Chinese officials.