Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in Astana, Kazakhstan, on July 2, 2024, for the 24th Meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, and a state visit to Kazakhstan at the invitation of Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev. Xi was warmly welcomed by Tokayev and a group of Kazakhstan senior officials upon his arrival at the airport.
ASTANA, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Kazakh fighter jets painted the sky with colored smoke trails as Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev hosted on Wednesday a welcome ceremony for visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping. A group of six jets, while flying over the presidential palace, left behind them colored smoke trails of red and yellow, colors of the Chinese national flag.
ASTANA, July 3 (Xinhua) -- In Almaty, the largest city of Kazakhstan, a street bears the name of the renowned Chinese musician Xian Xinghai. Nearby, another parallel street honors the Kazakh musician Bakhytzhan Baikadamov.
ASTANA, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday held talks with Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan. Xi is on a state visit to Kazakhstan and will attend here the 24th Meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).
