Putin and Xi meet in Bishkek on the sidelines of SCO summit

Mansour Al-Maswari

Published August 31st, 2026 - 17:10 GMT

In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's President Vladimir Putin and China's President Xi Jinping hold a meeting on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Bishkek on August 31, 2026. AFP

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The Bishkek summit comes as the SCO marks its 25th anniversary and seeks to strengthen its role in a changing international order. The organization includes China, Russia, India, Pakistan, Iran, Belarus and the four Central Asian states

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