UNITED NATIONS, May 16 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese envoy on Tuesday pledged his country's efforts to enhance relations with Central Asia. China and Central Asian nations have constantly been developing strategic partnerships based on mutual respect, good neighborliness, mutual benefit and cooperation, said Dai Bing, China's deputy permanent representative to the United Nations.
XI'AN, May 17 (Xinhua) -- Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev arrived in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, on Wednesday afternoon for the China-Central Asia Summit, which is scheduled for May 18 and 19. Tokayev is the first Central Asian leader to arrive in Xi'an for the summit.
XI'AN, May 17 (Xinhua) -- Presidents of five Central Asian countries -- Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan -- are expected to arrive in the city of Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, starting from Wednesday to attend the China-Central Asia Summit, which is scheduled for May 18 and 19. A team of 190 performers, including Shaanxi folk dancers, are at the airport to welcome the leaders of the Central Asian countries.
Bayramdurdyyev Rahman, a Turkmen student studying at China University of Petroleum-Beijing. (People's Daily Online/Zhang Wenjie) Chinese President Xi Jinping said on May 15 in his reply to a letter from Central Asian students at China University of Petroleum-Beijing (CUP) that the students have witnessed and benefited from China-Central Asia relations and, more importantly, that they have helped boost China-Central Asia relations.
