Shaanxi folk dancers perform during a welcoming ceremony for Turkmen President Serdar Berdimuhamedov in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi province, on May 18, 2023. (PHOTO / XINHUA)
The presidents of five Central Asian countries have arrived in Xi'an, the capital of northwest China's Shaanxi province, ahead of the first China-Central Asia Summit, which is scheduled to be held on May 18-19.
The leaders – Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon, Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov, Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev and Turkmen President Serdar Berdimuhamedov – were warmly welcomed by folk performances at the Xi'an Xianyang International Airport.
Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev arrives in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi province, May 18, 2023. (PHOTO / XINHUA)
Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev arrives in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi province, May 18, 2023. (PHOTO / XINHUA)
Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev arrives in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi province, on May 17, 2023. (PHOTO / XINHUA)
Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev arrives in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi province, on May 17, 2023. (PHOTO / XINHUA)
Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov arrives in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi province, on May 17, 2023. (PHOTO / XINHUA)
Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov arrives in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi province, on May 17, 2023. (PHOTO / XINHUA)
Tajik President Emomali Rahmon arrives in Xi'an, Northwest China's Shaanxi province, on May 17, 2023. (PHOTO / XINHUA)
Tajik President Emomali Rahmon arrives in Xi'an, Northwest China's Shaanxi province, on May 17, 2023. (PHOTO / XINHUA)
Turkmen President Serdar Berdimuhamedov arrives in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi province, May 18, 2023. (PHOTO / XINHUA)
Turkmen President Serdar Berdimuhamedov arrives in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi province, May 18, 2023. (PHOTO / XINHUA)
Shaanxi folk dancers perform during a welcoming ceremony for Turkmen President Serdar Berdimuhamedov in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi province, on May 18, 2023. (PHOTO / XINHUA)
Shaanxi folk artists perform during a welcoming ceremony for leaders of the Central Asian countries in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi province, on May 17, 2023. (PHOTO / XINHUA)
Children welcome the arriving of Tajik President Emomali Rahmon in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi province, on May 17, 2023. (PHOTO / XINHUA)
Shaanxi folk artists perform during a welcoming ceremony for leaders of the Central Asian countries in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi province, on May 17, 2023. (PHOTO / XINHUA)
Shaanxi folk artists perform during a welcoming ceremony for leaders of the Central Asian countries in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi province, on May 17, 2023. (PHOTO / XINHUA)
Children welcome the arriving of Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi province, on May 17, 2023. (PHOTO / XINHUA)
Shaanxi folk artists perform during a welcoming ceremony for leaders of the Central Asian countries in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi province, on May 17, 2023. (PHOTO / XINHUA)
