President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov, at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, will take part in the “Central Asia + China” Summit, which will be held on May 18-19 in Xi’an.
The invitation to the head of the Turkmenistan was conveyed by Ma Zhaoxu, the Special Representative of the President of the People’s Republic of China, First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of China in the rank of Minister.
The upcoming Summit will bring together the leaders of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan and will be the first major diplomatic event hosted by China this year.
The meeting will demonstrate the strong ties between the Central Asian countries and China and the progress made in cooperation after the launch of the Belt and Road Initiative. ///cross post from Turkmenmetbugat, 16 May 2023