Putin, Xi hold talks in Kyrgyzstan as regional summit begins
Iran's Masoud Pezeshkian, Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan and India's Narendra Modi are also attending the summit, which seeks to be a counterbalance to the West.
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan - Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping commenced discussions on Monday, as the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit commenced in the Kyrgyz capital. The SCO, a regional bloc aimed at countering the West, currently hosts a dozen heads of state, including Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian, Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan, India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.
The SCO summit marks its 25th anniversary, taking place four-and-a-half years into Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine and six months into the conflict between the United States and Iran.
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