China-Central Asian countries vow to boost cooperation

Leaders of China and five Central Asian nations gathered in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan on Tuesday, for the second edition of China-Central Asia Summit. Chinese President Xi Jinping attended the summit together with the Presidents of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.

In a new landmark, the six countries signed the Treaty of Permanent Good-Neighborliness and Friendly Cooperation. The treaty is to enshrine the principle of everlasting friendship between the countries in the form of law, President Xi Jinping said in a keynote speech.