Chinese President Xi Jinping and Tajik President Emomali Rahmon attend the inauguration of a parliament building and a government building aided by China in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, July 5, 2024. (Xinhua/Yao Dawei)

DUSHANBE, July 5 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping and Tajik President Emomali Rahmon on Friday attended the inauguration of a parliament building and a government building aided by China in Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan.

Xi is on a state visit to Tajikistan after attending a summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in Astana and paying a state visit to Kazakhstan.

Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks during the inauguration of a parliament building and a government building aided by China in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, July 5, 2024. Xi and Tajik President Emomali Rahmon on Friday attended the inauguration in Dushanbe. (Xinhua/Yan Yan)