Xi Jinping attends welcome ceremony held by Kazakh president

Chinese President Xi Jinping attended a welcome ceremony held by his Kazakh counterpart Nursultan Nazarbayev in Astana on Thursday. 

Chinese President Xi Jinping attends a welcome ceremony held by his Kazakh counterpart Nursultan Nazarbayev in Astana on Thursday, June 8, 2017. [Photo: CGTN]

Xi arrived in the Kazakh capital on Wednesday for a four-day state visit to the central Asian nation. During his visit, he will also attend the 17th Meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and the opening ceremony of Astana Expo 2017. 

This year marks the 25th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Kazakhstan.