A delegation of the Communist Party of China (CPC) paid visits to Qatar, Kuwait and Bahrain from September 18 to 26 to boost exchanges and cooperation between China and the three Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states.
The delegation was led by Li Mingxiang, vice minister of the International Department of the CPC Central Committee.
During its stay in the three countries, the CPC delegation held meetings respectively with local government officials, members of friendship associations, and scholars of think tanks.
The Qatari, Kuwaiti and Bahraini sides all expressed readiness to deepen strategic communication and push forward their respective ties with China.
CPC delegation visits Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain
The second black box has been found at the plane crash site near Aktau and handed over to the investigation department, according to a Kazakh official from transport department on Thursday.
The Embraer 190 aircraft operated by Azerbaijan Airlines flight J2-8243 from Baku to Grozny crashed near Aktau Airport in Kazakhstan on Wednesday.
Of all the 67 people on board, 38 were killed in the crash, and 29 survivors including two children were pulled from the wreckage, Kazakh authorities said on Wednesday.
According to the official, interviews have been carried out with victims, ground service workers and all witnesses to this incident. Radio communication recordings between the crew and dispatchers have been retrieved, and the investigation of the crash site, covering more than 4,000 square meters, is underway.
Kazakhstan's Deputy Prime Minister Kanat Bozumbayev said on Thursday during a press conference that the cause of the plane crash remains unknown and is still under investigation.
Bozumbayev said that Kazakhstan is in contact with the relevant departments from Azerbaijan. He said Kazakhstan does not have an official version of the accident, and neither Russia nor Azerbaijan has provided one.
Second black box found at plane crash site near Aktau: Kazakh official
