Xi Jinping urges members’ cooperation and setting up a development bank as Vladimir Putin blames Nato for Ukraine crisis

Xi made the remarks at the official meeting of the SCO leaders during their annual summit in China’s northern city of Tianjin on Monday.

Alongside a keynote speech by Xi, leaders from Belarus, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Russia gave speeches.

Below are some of the key takeaways from Monday’s summit.

Xi urged the states to uphold fairness and justice, engage in multilateralism and advocate for inclusive economic globalisation and an equitable global governance system.