BISHKEK, August 31. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin will spend the next two days in Kyrgyzstan, paying a "lengthy and intense" visit to Kyrgyzstan, including to take part in the summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).
The Russian leader’s schedule includes attending the SCO Council of Heads of States, a meeting in the SCO+ format, and a marathon of bilateral talks with his counterparts. Additionally, Putin has been invited to attend the opening ceremony of the 6th World Nomad Games to open in Bishkek on August 31.
Busy schedule
"The president’s trip will be long and busy. Two days of the SCO summit in Bishkek. A lot of bilateral meetings on its sidelines," Putin’s press secretary Dmitry Peskov told reporters before the departure.
Immediately upon his arrival to Bishkek, the president will go to a meeting with his Chinese counterpart and friend Xi Jinping. His aide Yury Ushakov described it as "a very important meeting."
