12:40, 07 September 2013 | GMT +5
Solemn ceremony of meeting between President of Kazakhstan and President of China held in Akorda
ASTANA. September 7. KAZINFORM - President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev in Akorda held a grand welcoming ceremony for meeting of President Xi Jinping.

Kazakh head of state first introduced to the distinguished guest the chairmen and representatives of branches of the government and then Chinese President acquainted Nursultan Nazarbayev with the members of the Chinese delegation.
Following the ceremony the presidential orchestra played the national anthems of China and Kazakhstan. At the end of the event the heads of the two states marched into the hall for bilateral talks.