Tianjin [China], August 31 (ANI): Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Tianjin, North China, by airplane on Sunday to attend the 2025 Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit, Global Times reported, citing CCTV News.
This marks one more go to by Putin to China, following his state go to in May 2024, as per Global Times.
Russia is without doubt one of the six founding member states of the SCO. China and Russia have constantly maintained shut contact throughout the framework of the SCO.
After concluding his journey in Tianjin, Putin will head to Beijing to attend a gathering marking the eightieth anniversary of the victory within the Chinese People’s War of Resistance in opposition to Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War.
According to the Russian facet, Putin is accompanied by a ‘massive and vital’ delegation to China, which incorporates three deputy prime ministers, greater than 10 ministers, and representatives from main enterprises. Putin’s go to to China for associated actions additional demonstrates the excessive degree of the China-Russia complete strategic partnership of coordination for the brand new period, as per Global Times.
The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit 2025 has on its agenda points corresponding to addressing safety challenges extra successfully and enhancing monetary mechanisms because the international locations search to strengthen unity, shore up multilateralism and higher communicate for the Global South nations, China Daily reported, citing observers.
The SCO Summit, scheduled to happen on Sunday and Monday in Tianjin, will function the participation of greater than 20 overseas leaders and 10 heads of worldwide organisations.
According to China Daily, the Chinese President will chair the twenty fifth Meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the SCO and the ‘SCO Plus’ Meeting, delivering keynote speeches.
The 2025 Summit is the fifth time China has hosted an SCO summit, and it will likely be the most important gathering because the organisation’s founding.
Citing an article by the Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in People’s Daily on Saturday, he stated that the SCO ‘has held 110 essential occasions’ since China took over the rotating presidency in July final 12 months. (ANI)