Name: Presidents Xi and Putin arrive in Kazakhstan
Uploaded: 2024-07-04T04:25:07+00:00
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Description: The leaders of Russia and China have arrived in Kazakhstan for a regional security gathering. Presidents Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping are in the Kazakh capital Astana for the two-day meeting at the S

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The leaders of Russia and China have arrived in Kazakhstan for a regional security gathering.

Presidents Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping are in the Kazakh capital Astana for the two-day meeting at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation.

The annual event has been dominated by China and Russia, as they seek to shape regional developments since Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.

Putin is also due to meet Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the leaders of Azerbaijan, Mongolia and Pakistan before an informal dinner hosted by Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev.