Guess who's just landed in Kazakhstan? 🇰🇿 That's right, Chinese President Xi Jinping! ✈️ He arrived in Astana on Tuesday, ready to rock the 24th Meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and kick off a super important state visit. 🤝
As Xi's plane entered Kazakh airspace, it was escorted by two fighter jets from the Kazakh Air Defense Forces. Talk about a grand entrance! 🛩️🛩️
Waiting at the airport was Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, along with other top officials, rolling out the red carpet for a grand welcome ceremony. 🎉
On arrival, Xi shared a heartfelt message, sending warm greetings and best wishes to the people of Kazakhstan on behalf of China. 🇨🇳❤️🇰🇿
He highlighted the unique, permanent comprehensive strategic partnership between China and Kazakhstan, calling it a stellar example of neighborly relations where both sides win big! 👫💪
During his visit, Xi plans to have in-depth talks with President Tokayev, chatting about everything from bilateral ties to international and regional issues. The goal? To plan new ways for China and Kazakhstan to work together even more closely. 📈✨
But that's not all! Xi is also pumped to join the SCO summit, discussing with other leaders the future of the organization and how to boost cooperation. Here's to making this multilateral mechanism even more awesome! 🙌🌏
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President Xi arrives in Kazakhstan for SCO summit, state visit
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