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China’s Xi and Iran’s Pezeshkian in Kyrgyzstan, Putin expected
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China’s Xi and Iran’s Pezeshkian in Kyrgyzstan, Putin expected

From Hong Kong Free Press · () English

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  • Chinese President Xi Jinping and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian attended a Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Kyrgyzstan, while Russian President Vladimir Putin was expected to arrive later Monday.
  • The two-day meeting brings together more than a dozen leaders as the SCO marks its 25th anniversary and expands its role as a counterweight to Western influence.
  • Putin is scheduled to hold separate talks with Xi and Pezeshkian amid the Ukraine war, tensions between Washington and Tehran, and disputes over trade and security.

Xi Jinping and Masoud Pezeshkian arrived in Bishkek for a Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit that will bring together leaders from across Eurasia, with Vladimir Putin expected to join them later Monday.

The two-day meeting marks the SCO’s 25th anniversary. The bloc includes Russia, China, India, Pakistan, Iran, four Central Asian countries and Belarus, with Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Qatar among its 15 dialogue partners. Afghanistan and Mongolia hold observer status.

Xi described relations with host country Kyrgyzstan as entering a “golden period” as China increases its influence in a region historically dominated by Russia. Putin and Xi have used previous SCO meetings to promote a multipolar world and display unity against the West.

golden period

— Xi JinpingXi used the phrase to describe China’s relations with Kyrgyzstan.

Putin is also due to hold separate bilateral talks with Xi and Pezeshkian, according to Kremlin spokesman Yuri Ushakov. Russia and Iran have expanded military and economic ties since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, while US President Donald Trump has warned Moscow and Beijing against arming Iran.

The summit comes as some members face armed conflicts in Ukraine and Iran, while others are involved in trade disputes linked to US tariffs. Although the SCO’s founding declaration says it is “not an alliance directed against other states,” its meetings have increasingly featured criticism of Western policies from Moscow and Beijing.

not an alliance directed against other states

— Shanghai Cooperation Organisation founding declarationThe declaration defines the bloc’s stated purpose despite increasingly anti-Western rhetoric at its summits.
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