Putin and Xi Reinforce Strategic Alliance at Shanghai Cooperation Summit

Leaders emphasize the organization's role as a counterweight to Western influence while highlighting deepening bilateral ties.

The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Astana sees expanded membership including India, Iran, and Pakistan.
Putin and Xi describe the SCO as a key pillar of a multipolar world order, promoting stability and cooperation.
The partnership between Russia and China is hailed as the strongest in history, built on mutual benefit and respect.
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi skips the summit, sending Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar instead.
Turkey's President Erdogan meets Putin, offering to mediate the Russia-Ukraine conflict.