Chinese President Xi Jinping attends a welcome ceremony hosted by Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev in Astana, Kazakhstan, July 3, 2024. 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). (Xinhua/Pang Xinglei)
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.
Xi arrived on Tuesday in Astana for a state visit to Kazakhstan, where he will also attend the 24th Meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.
Three Kazakh Air Force fighter jets took off to escort Xi's plane after it entered the country's airspace. Tokayev held a grand welcome ceremony at the airport. ■
Chinese President Xi Jinping attends a welcome ceremony hosted by Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev in Astana, Kazakhstan, July 3, 2024.
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). (Xinhua/Zhai Jianlan)
Chinese President Xi Jinping attends a welcome ceremony hosted by Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev in Astana, Kazakhstan, July 3, 2024.
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). (Xinhua/Xie Huanchi)
Chinese President Xi Jinping attends a welcome ceremony hosted by Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev in Astana, Kazakhstan, July 3, 2024.
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). (Xinhua/Xie Huanchi)
Kazakh fighter jets paint the sky with colored smoke trails as Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev hosts a welcome ceremony for visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping, in Astana, Kazakhstan, July 3, 2024.
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.
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). (Xinhua/Lu Jinbo)
Kazakh fighter jets paint the sky with colored smoke trails as Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev hosts a welcome ceremony for visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping, in Astana, Kazakhstan, July 3, 2024.
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.
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). (Xinhua/Wang Jianhua)
Kazakh fighter jets paint the sky with colored smoke trails as Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev hosts a welcome ceremony for visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping, in Astana, Kazakhstan, July 3, 2024.
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.
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). (Xinhua/Bai Xueqi)
Chinese President Xi Jinping attends a welcome ceremony hosted by Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev in Astana, Kazakhstan, July 3, 2024.
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). (Xinhua/Yin Bogu)
Chinese President Xi Jinping attends a welcome ceremony hosted by Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev in Astana, Kazakhstan, July 3, 2024.
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). (Xinhua/Yue Yuewei)
Chinese President Xi Jinping attends a welcome ceremony hosted by Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev in Astana, Kazakhstan, July 3, 2024.
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). (Xinhua/Yue Yuewei)
Chinese President Xi Jinping attends a welcome ceremony hosted by Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev in Astana, Kazakhstan, July 3, 2024.
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). (Xinhua/Yang Yijun)
Chinese President Xi Jinping attends a welcome ceremony hosted by Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev in Astana, Kazakhstan, July 3, 2024.
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). (Xinhua/Pang Xinglei)
Chinese President Xi Jinping attends a welcome ceremony hosted by Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev in Astana, Kazakhstan, July 3, 2024.
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). (Xinhua/Pang Xinglei)
Chinese President Xi Jinping attends a welcome ceremony hosted by Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev in Astana, Kazakhstan, July 3, 2024.
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). (Xinhua/Xie Huanchi)
Chinese President Xi Jinping attends a welcome ceremony hosted by Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev in Astana, Kazakhstan, July 3, 2024.
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). (Xinhua/Yin Bogu)
Chinese President Xi Jinping attends a welcome ceremony hosted by Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev in Astana, Kazakhstan, July 3, 2024.
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). (Xinhua/Yue Yuewei)
Chinese President Xi Jinping attends a welcome ceremony hosted by Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev in Astana, Kazakhstan, July 3, 2024.
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). (Xinhua/Xie Huanchi)
Kazakh fighter jets paint the sky with colored smoke trails as Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev hosts a welcome ceremony for visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping, in Astana, Kazakhstan, July 3, 2024.
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.
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). (Xinhua/Wang Jianhua)
Kazakh fighter jets paint the sky with colored smoke trails as Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev hosts a welcome ceremony for visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping, in Astana, Kazakhstan, July 3, 2024.
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.
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). (Xinhua/Wang Jianhua)
Kazakh fighter jets paint the sky with colored smoke trails as Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev hosts a welcome ceremony for visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping, in Astana, Kazakhstan, July 3, 2024.
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.
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). (Xinhua/Bai Xueqi)
Kazakh fighter jets paint the sky with colored smoke trails as Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev hosts a welcome ceremony for visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping, in Astana, Kazakhstan, July 3, 2024.
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.
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). (Xinhua/Lu Jinbo)
Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev walks to welcome visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping as he hosts a welcome ceremony for Xi in Astana, Kazakhstan, July 3, 2024.
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). (Xinhua/Yin Bogu)
Kazakh fighter jets paint the sky with colored smoke trails as Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev hosts a welcome ceremony for visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping, in Astana, Kazakhstan, July 3, 2024.
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.
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). (Xinhua/Meng Jing)
