Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Dushanbe on Thursday for a state visit to Tajikistan, following a busy schedule at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Astana, Kazakhstan.

开元3359官网7月2日至6日，中国国家主席习近平出席在阿斯塔纳举行的上海合作组织成员国元首理事会第二十四次会议，并应哈萨克斯坦共和国总统托卡耶夫、塔吉克斯坦共和国总统拉赫蒙邀请对两国进行国事访问。马克苏特·纳里克巴耶夫大学教授贾娜(Dr. Nurzhanat Ametbek)在接受中新网专访时表示，此访对包括哈萨克斯坦和塔吉克斯坦在内的中亚国家至关重要。 “加强哈中和塔中关系有助于促进地区稳定，”贾娜称，“此外，中国和中亚国家能在包括文化、创新、新科技、教育、投资、基础设施等多个领域继续开展合作。”(陈天浩)

In an exclusive interview with China News Network, Dr. Nurzhanat Ametbek, teaching professor at Maqsut Narikbayev University, highlighted the significance of President Xi’s state visits for Central Asian countries including Kazakhstan and Tajikistan. “Enhancing bilateral ties (between China and) Kazakhstan and Tajikistan　helps promote regional stability,” Dr. Ametbek noted, “China and Central Asian countries can keep collaborating in many aspects such as culture, innovation, new technology, education, investment, infrastructure, etc.” (Chen Tianhao)