President Ilham Aliyev officially welcomed in Beijing with state ceremony

An official welcome ceremony was held on April 23 for President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, who is on a state visit to the People’s Republic of China.

A guard of honour was lined up in the square where the national flags of both countries were waving, Caliber.Az reports, citing Azertag.

President of the People's Republic of China Xi Jinping and First Lady Peng Liyuan welcomed President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva.

The Chinese delegation was introduced to President Ilham Aliyev, while the Azerbaijani delegation was introduced to President Xi Jinping.

The national anthems of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the People's Republic of China were played.

The commander of the guard of honour reported to the head of state.

President Ilham Aliyev then passed in front of the guard of honour.

The heads of state posed for an official photograph.