习近平主席抵达乌兹别克斯坦 开始对乌兹别克斯坦进行访问

习近平主席抵达乌兹别克斯坦 开始对乌兹别克斯坦进行访问

习近平主席已经抵达乌兹别克斯坦，并开始了对乌兹别克斯坦的访问。乌兹别克斯坦是习近平主席的塞波乌三国行的第三站，也是最后一站。

Chinese president Xi Jinping is in Uzbekistan for his state visit. The central Asian country is the third and final stop of Xi's three-nation tour, which has taken him to Serbia and Poland.

BUKHARA, June 21, 2016 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping (R,front) and his wife Peng Liyuan are greeted by Uzbek Prime Minister Shavkat Mirziyoev (L,front) and Governor of Bukhara Province Muhiddin Esanov upon their arrival at Bukhara International Airport, Uzbekistan, June 21, 2016. Xi Jinping arrived for a state visit to Uzbekistan and will attend the 16th meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation organization (SCO) in Tashkent. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)

Xi Jinping and his wife, Peng Liyuan, were greeted by Uzbek Prime Minister Shavkat Mirziyoev and Governor of Bukhara Province Muhiddin Esanov at the airport in the ancient city of Bukhara. 

In a written speech delivered at the airport, President Xi noted that the people of both countries jointly opened the Silk Road more than 2,000 years ago. He is expected to hold talks with his Uzbek counterpart, Islam Karimov. 

And while in the country, President Xi will attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit on Thursday and Friday in Tashkent. He will also chair a trilateral meeting with Russia and Mongolia on the sidelines of the summit, and hold bilateral meetings with leaders of other countries.