7月2日至6日，中國國家主席習近平出席在阿斯塔納舉行的上海合作組織成員國元首理事會第二十四次會議，并應哈薩克斯坦共和國總統托卡耶夫、塔吉克斯坦共和國總統拉赫蒙邀請對兩國進行國事訪問。馬克蘇特·納里克巴耶夫大學教授賈娜(Dr. Nurzhanat Ametbek)在接受中新網專訪時表示，此訪對包括哈薩克斯坦和塔吉克斯坦在內的中亞國家至關重要。 “加強哈中和塔中關系有助于促進地區穩定，”賈娜稱，“此外，中國和中亞國家能在包括文化、創新、新科技、教育、投資、基礎設施等多個領域繼續開展合作。”(陳天浩)

　　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.

　　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)