TAJIKISTAN-DUSHANBE-XI JINPING-RAHMON-CHINA'S FRIENDSHIP MEDAL

(240705) -- DUSHANBE, July 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping shakes hands with Tajik President Emomali Rahmon in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, July 5, 2024. Xi on Friday awarded Rahmon the Friendship Medal of the People's Republic of China at the presidential palace in Dushanbe. (Xinhua/Xie Huanchi)