Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan on September 14-16, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said. This will be the Chinese leader's first official foreign visit since China virtually closed its borders because of COVID-19.

Xi Jinping will attend the SCO summit in Samarkand, and will meet with Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev.