Xi, Modi and Putin attend SCO summit: What’s on the agenda?
Chinese President Xi Jinping, his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi have arrived in Kyrgyzstan’s capital Bishkek for the annual Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian is also attending the summit, which marks 25 years of its existence.
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Key Facts
- Fact 1: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian is also attending the summit, which marks 25 years of its existence.
- Fact 2: Alicia Garcia-Herrero, chief economist for Asia Pacific at French investment bank Natixis, said the summit is particularly significant because it marks the grouping’s 25th anniversary and offers the first chance to turn last year’s Tianjin strategy, which called for a multipolar world order that fosters mutually beneficial international cooperation, into action.
- Fact 3: The SCO started in 1996 as a security bloc, dubbed the “Shanghai Five”.
- Fact 4: But in June 2001, the grouping evolved into the SCO, and expanded to include Uzbekistan, with headquarters in Beijing.
Chinese President Xi Jinping, his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi have arrived in Kyrgyzstan’s capital Bishkek for the annual Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian is also attending the summit, which marks 25 years of its existence.
Iran’s leaders acknowledge economic toll of war, pledge diplomacy, defence Mapping Iran war’s strikes on Gulf energy and its impact on future of oil The home front: How Israel, Iran, and US leaders have been hit by the war The two-day summit, which kicked off on Monday, comes at a time when the world is grappling with the aftermath of the US-Israel war on Iran, which has upended global energy and financial markets, and the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war. So, what will be the main agenda of the summit, and will the SCO leaders try to use the gathering to push for a multipolar world and Global South cooperation on trade and security issues, as United States President Donald Trump’s unilateral foreign policy has eroded the global rules-based order? Here’s what we know: Who is attending the SCO summit and where is it being held?
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