ASTANA, June 17th (AMSP/CGTN) – – People lined the streets of Astana to welcome visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping, who landed in the Kazakh capital on Monday to attend the second China-Central Asia Summit.
The welcoming crowds, which included representatives of Chinese-funded enterprises and Chinese students, gathered at the roadside in Astana, waving Chinese and Kazakh national flags and holding red banners with warm messages as Xi’s motorcade made its way from the Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport to the hotel.
The Kazakh side also sent helicopters to escort the Chinese president’s motorcade from the air.
Upon his arrival at the airport, Xi was welcomed by Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and other senior officials.
At the invitation of President Tokayev, Xi will attend the summit in Astana from Monday to Wednesday. Kindly click here to see how they welcomed visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping.
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