Xi flexes China’s global influence as he meets with Putin ahead of Trump summit

The Chinese President called on members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation to advocate for ‘equitable economic globalization’

Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian held talks on Tuesday with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Kyrgyzstan, the Iranian presidency said.

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin both vowed to strengthen the role of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) during their meeting on Monday, as the two countries seek to deepen strategic coordination amid mounting tensions with Washington and its allies. The two leaders met on the

The Shanghai Cooperation Organization also includes countries like Iran and Pakistan.

Putin meets China's Xi at regional security summit  The Kyiv Independent

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks on Monday on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Kyrgyzstan.

The two-day summit aims to promote a vision of a multipolar world and mutual trade ties amid Trump's unilateralism.

A trilateral meeting of the U.S., Russian, and Ukrainian presidents is possible only to formalize agreements, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.

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