{
  "id": 4634791,
  "title": "China’s Xi and Iran’s Pezeshkian in Kyrgyzstan, Putin expected",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/chinas-xi-and-irans-pezeshkian-in-kyrgyzstan-putin-expected-4634791",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-31T10:54:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hong Kong Free Press",
    "slug": "hong-kong-free-press-hongkongfp",
    "url": "https://hongkongfp.com/2026/08/31/chinas-xi-and-irans-pezeshkian-in-kyrgyzstan-putin-expected/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Chinese President Xi Jinping and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian attended a summit in Kyrgyzstan for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO). The two-day event, which involves over a dozen other leaders, marks the 25th anniversary of the SCO, a regional bloc seeking to counter Western influence. The summit, which took place in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan, comes amid the ongoing Ukraine and Iran conflicts, as well as trade disputes involving the US and China. Russian President Vladimir Putin, Iranian President Pezeshkian, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif are expected to participate in a plenary session chaired by Kyrgyz leader Sadyr Japarov. The SCO, which includes Russia, China, India, Pakistan, Iran, four Central Asian countries, and Moscow-aligned Belarus, has historically focused on economic issues but has gained prominence under the leadership of Russia and China. The US has warned Moscow and Beijing against arming Iran, with US sanctions on Iran intensifying in recent months.",
  "summary": "China’s Xi Jinping and Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian were in Kyrgyzstan for a summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, with Russia’s Vladimir Putin expected later on Monday for the two-day event that will involve over a dozen other leaders. The regional SCO bloc — which seeks to be a counterinfluence to the West — is […]",
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        "title": "'Symbolic solidarity': Xi, Putin and Modi set to meet Iran's Pezeshkian",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/symbolic-solidarity-xi-putin-and-modi-set-to-meet-irans-pezeshkian",
        "published": "2026-08-31T07:20:53.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Xi, Modi and Putin set to meet for SCO summit: What’s on the agenda?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/xi-modi-and-putin-set-to-meet-for-sco-summit-whats-on-the-agenda",
        "published": "2026-08-31T08:47:03.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Business Standard IN",
        "title": "PM Modi meets Iranian President Pezeshkian on sidelines of SCO summit",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/pm-modi-meets-iranian-president-pezeshkian-on-sidelines-of-sco-summit",
        "published": "2026-08-31T09:33:17.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu",
        "title": "PM Modi meets Iran President Masoud Pezeshkian on the sidelines of SCO summit in Kyrgyzstan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/pm-modi-meets-iran-president-masoud-pezeshkian-on-the-sidelines-of",
        "published": "2026-08-31T09:52:29.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Economic Times",
        "title": "India, Iran seek to diversify trade basket: Modi",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/india-iran-seek-to-diversify-trade-basket-modi",
        "published": "2026-08-31T10:23:20.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hong Kong Free Press",
        "title": "China’s Xi and Iran’s Pezeshkian in Kyrgyzstan, Putin expected",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/chinas-xi-and-irans-pezeshkian-in-kyrgyzstan-putin-expected",
        "published": "2026-08-31T10:54:41.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Live Mint",
        "title": "PM Modi meets Iran President Pezeshkian for first time since Gulf war: What was discussed",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/pm-modi-meets-iran-president-pezeshkian-for-first-time-since-gulf-war",
        "published": "2026-08-31T10:59:35.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "‘Civilians must not be harmed’: PM Modi meets Iranian President Pezeshkian in Bishkek",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/civilians-must-not-be-harmed-pm-modi-meets-iranian-president",
        "published": "2026-08-31T11:24:40.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "Iran's Pezeshkian says Tehran still seeks negotiated solution to conflict with US - report",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/irans-pezeshkian-says-tehran-still-seeks-negotiated-solution-to",
        "published": "2026-08-31T12:20:39.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}