Xi and Putin vow to deepen strategic ties after SCO summit meeting
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- Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin met on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
- Both leaders pledged to strengthen the SCO’s role as China and Russia pursue deeper strategic coordination.
- Xi said the organisation should help safeguard regional stability and promote development amid growing uncertainty.
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin used a meeting at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit to call for a stronger role for the regional bloc.
The leaders met on Monday in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, as China and Russia seek to deepen strategic coordination amid mounting tensions with Washington and its allies.
Xi said the SCO has a mission to protect regional stability and promote regional development as uncertainty grows. Putin also pledged to strengthen the organisation’s role.
Their statements placed the SCO at the center of their efforts to reinforce cooperation through the regional grouping.
The SCO has a mission to safeguard regional stability and promote regional development amid growing uncertainty.
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