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Putin and Xi meet at SCO summit in Kyrgyzstan
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit, which gathered leaders from over a dozen countries.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping began talks Monday in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, where leaders from over a dozen countries gathered for a two-day summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO). The regional bloc marked its 25-year anniversary at the summit.
Among the leaders attending were Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian, Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.
The summit took place four-and-a-half years into Russia's invasion of Ukraine and six months into the war between Washington and Tehran.
Putin and Xi have previously used SCO summits to promote their vision of a multipolar world and present a united front against the West. During their meeting, Xi told Putin he was "happy" to see him, and the two leaders discussed prospects for cooperation, with expectations that "prospects will be even brighter," according to the reported remarks.
- Xi Jinping
- Vladimir Putin
- SCO summit
- Russia-China ties
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WorldPolitics
Putin and Xi meet at SCO summit in Kyrgyzstan
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit, which gathered leaders from over a dozen countries.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping began talks Monday in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, where leaders from over a dozen countries gathered for a two-day summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO). The regional bloc marked its 25-year anniversary at the summit.
Among the leaders attending were Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian, Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.
The summit took place four-and-a-half years into Russia's invasion of Ukraine and six months into the war between Washington and Tehran.
Putin and Xi have previously used SCO summits to promote their vision of a multipolar world and present a united front against the West. During their meeting, Xi told Putin he was "happy" to see him, and the two leaders discussed prospects for cooperation, with expectations that "prospects will be even brighter," according to the reported remarks.
- Xi Jinping
- Vladimir Putin
- SCO summit
- Russia-China ties
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