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Azerbaijani president to start visit at Xi's invitation

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev will make a state visit to China from Tuesday to Thursday at the invitation of President Xi Jinping.

During the visit, Xi will hold talks with Aliyev to draw up a new blueprint for the development of China-Azerbaijan relations. Premier Li Qiang and National People's Congress Standing Committee Chairman Zhao Leji will meet separately with the Azerbaijani president, Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said.