Chinese President Xi Jinping held a welcome ceremony for visiting Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva at the square outside the east gate of the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Tuesday afternoon.
The two presidents stepped onto a reviewing stand, and the military band played the national anthems of the two countries.
A 21-gun salute was fired from the Tian'anmen Square.
Accompanied by Xi, Lula then reviewed the PLA Guard of Honor and watched the march-past. The military band later staged other musical performances.
Xi's wife Peng Liyuan and senior Chinese officials, including Wang Yi, member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and director of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the CPC Central Committee, also attended the ceremony.
Lula's entourage includes his wife Rosangela Lula da Silva, president of the Senate and vice president of the Chamber of Deputies, among others.
After the welcome ceremony, Xi and Lula held talks on bilateral relations and issues of mutual concern.
At the invitation of Xi, Lula is on a state visit to China from May 10 to 14.
On Tuesday morning, Lula delivered a speech at the opening ceremony of the fourth ministerial meeting of the China-CELAC (Community of Latin American and Caribbean States) Forum.
Xi holds welcome ceremony for Brazilian president
Xi holds welcome ceremony for Brazilian president
