Putin shows his rapport with Xi and Erdogan during SCO summit in Kazakhstan

Russian President Vladimir Putin met the Chinese leader in Astana on Wednesday. Xi Jinping, and he of Türkiye, Recep Tayyip ErdoganDemonstrating his reconciliation with old partners and friends despite the war with Ukraine and tensions with the West.

“Russian-Chinese dialogue on world affairs is one of the main stabilizing factors in the international arena,” the Russian president said during a meeting with his Chinese counterpart on the sidelines of the summit. Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (OCS).

Second meeting in two months

This is the second meeting between Putin and Xi in less than two months after their meeting in China in mid-May, the Russian leader’s first foreign trip since his visit to the US. Re-election to a fifth term

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The two leaders also plan to meet in person again during the BRICS leaders’ summit in the Russian city next October Kazan,

At the same time, according to Moscow, today the SCO and BRICS groups have emerged as pillars. “new World Order”, It has to counter the influence of the West.

Ahead of the meeting in Astana, the Kremlin assured that Russia and China would cooperate in all areas. “Including sensitive ones.”

Commercial exchange between Moscow and Beijing has exceeded $200 billion, a spokesman for the Russian presidency said. dmitry peskov,

Ukraine in the spotlight

During their face-to-face meeting in China, the two presidents displayed consensus on global issues such as the conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza, multipolarity and trade, reflecting a distance from Western positions.

Xi and Putin then stressed that “there must be a political solution to this problem.” The ‘crisis’ in Ukraine is the right direction” and “the extreme urgency of finding a solution to the situation in Palestine.”

Also today Putin stressed bilateral cooperation, assuring that relations with China are going through “the best period in their history” “It’s not directed against anybody” and that Moscow and Beijing do not form a “bloc or alliance.”

The two leaders again talked about Ukraine today and agreed that the issue would be discussed A solution to the crisis that does not involve Russia cannot prosperAccording to a Kremlin spokesman.

This was, in fact, Beijing’s rationale for not sending its representative to the peace conference in Switzerland, which was held at the request of the Ukrainian president. Volodymyr Zelensky,

trip to turkiye

Another meeting of Putin that received a lot of media attention today was Meeting with ErdoganWith whom the head of the Kremlin planned to meet at the beginning of the year within the framework of a visit to Turkey, but so far this has not happened.

Turkish President encouraged Putin to do this Visit Turkiye “as soon as possible”A proposal to which the Russian leader responded positively.

On the other hand, the Turkish President welcomed the development of bilateral relations despite “The Difficulties of This Time”,

“We have seen a slight decrease in trading volumes in recent months, but it remains at a fairly high level 55 billionIf we count it in dollars,” Putin said.

Putin also mentioned this Russian-Turkish cooperation in the field of tourism And reminded that last year alone almost seven million Russians visited Turkmenistan.

Erdogan, on his part, said the aim now is to increase bilateral trade 100 billion dollars.

The Russian leader also met the leaders of the Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Mongolia and Pakistan,

While Putin plans to hold a brief meeting with Iran’s acting president on the sidelines of the summit tomorrow. Mohammad MokhberWhose country became a member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation in July 2023.

SCO, Created in 2001It is currently composed of China, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, and Belarus is expected to become its tenth member at this summit.