China and five Central Asian countries released a leaders' joint statement on Tuesday.

The statement was issued after a virtual summit commemorating the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the five Central Asian countries namely Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.

(Cover: The X9041 train leaves Xi'an International Port for Kazakhstan in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, April 13, 2021. /Xinhua)