Highlights of Xi's meetings

Friday marked the first day of President Xi Jinping's packed schedule of meetings with key figures arriving for the G20 Leaders Summit in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province.

Xi welcomed leaders from Kazakhstan, Indonesia, Senegal, Laos, Brazil and Singapore on Friday, as the leaders expressed their countries' desires for a successful summit in China.

Many of the countries said they appreciated China's contribution to boosting development and solidarity in regions such as Africa. Among the six countries, Kazakhstan, Senegal, Laos and Singapore are guest countries invited by Beijing this year.