Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Kazan, Russia on Tuesday for the 16th BRICS Summit.

Senior Russian officials greeted Xi at the airport. Guards of honor lined up on both sides of a red carpet to salute the Chinese leader and Russian youths, dressed in national costumes, welcomed him with traditional courtesy.

Xi is scheduled to attend the BRICS Summit in Kazan from Tuesday to Thursday at the invitation of Russian President Vladimir Putin.