China’s Xi to meet Putin in first foreign trip since pandemic
He will meet Russian leader Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of a regional summit in Uzbekistan. …
Mr Xi will begin his three-day trip in Kazakhstan on Wednesday. He will then meet Mr Putin on Thursday at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in Samarkand, which will run from 15-16 September. Central Asian countries – Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan – and fellow members Iran, India and Pakistan are also due to attend.