A two-day summit between China and five countries of Central Asia is going to start from Thursday, May 18. These five Central Asian countries will include the presidents of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. Chinese President Xi Jinping will preside over the conference. This is the first meeting of its kind between China and Central Asian countries. Xi’an city of China is going to host this meeting. Which is the capital of Shaanxi province located in the northwest. The city of Xi’an, located in western China, is the third most populous city after Chongqing and Changtu. This famous city is also considered as the cultural and industrial center of its state. From the point of view of tourists or tourists, it is also the second most visited city in China. The famous Terracotta Army, mentioned in the United Nations World Heritage Site and featured in several films, is located in this city.
Xi’an means west in Chinese and an means peace. Today, Xi’an, which has become one of the representative cities of Chinese culture for people all over the world, has been a historical city, whose beautiful scenery and rich cultural heritage have always attracted tourists. The city of Xi’an, also known as the “starting point of the Silk Road”, was the center of politics, economy, culture and transportation in ancient China. If tourists want to go directly to Xi’an from Beijing, the capital of China, they can also make a pleasant journey by train. The streets of Xi’an city are also seen ready to welcome their Central Asian guests for the summit. Art exhibitions have been organized at various places to welcome. One more special thing about Xi’an city is that, this city will become the only city in China from where there will be direct air flights to all these five countries of Central Asia. Along with this, the program to connect China with these countries by rail also raises new hopes.
It is believed that this meeting will prove to be a milestone in the journey of relations between China and Central Asian countries. In this meeting mainly all the 6 countries will also exchange views on important international and regional topics of mutual cooperation and common concern in various fields. Similar culture threads all these six countries in the thread of unity, so important political documents can also be signed in this meeting.
Geographically, China and Central Asia have one thing in common, that all countries are connected by mountains and rivers, and people of all countries have close ties. Also the history and cultural background of the cities of these countries is also important. There is something special in the cities of these five countries with a total population of 70 million. Tajikistan’s capital Dushanbe is named after “Monday”, while Uzbekistan’s city of Samarkand is called “the pearl of the ancient Silk Road”. The capital of Kazakhstan, Almaty, is known as the “City of Apples”, while Bishkek of the Kyrgyz Republic is known as the Garden City. At the same time, Tashkent of Uzbekistan and Ashgabat, the capital of Turkmenistan, display glimpses of traditional and cultural homogeneity.
(Reporter-Vivek Sharma)
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