Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying announced on the 8th that the China-Central Asia Summit will be held in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province from May 18th to 19th. President Xi will preside over the summit. Kazakh President Nursultan Tokayev, Kyrgyz President Zhaparov, Tajik President rakhmon, Turkmen President Berdimuhamedov and Uzbek President Mirziyoyev will be invited to attend the meeting.