Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday delivered a keynote address at the China-Central Asia Summit held in the city of Xi’an, northwest China’s Shaanxi Province.

The summit, which runs from Thursday to Friday, was attended by Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon, Turkmen President Serdar Berdimuhamedov and Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev.

China and Central Asian countries have joined hands over the past decade to usher in a new era of their relations, Xi noted.