# Xi Jinping meets Vladimir Putin on sidelines of SCO summit

https://mins.news/en/item/39626

- CGTN, 2026-08-31 12:03 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-08-31/Chinese-President-Xi-Jinping-meets-Russian-president-1Q3REKppHoY/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=China

> Chinese President Xi Jinping met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, during the 2026 Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit. Xi said China-Russia ties would grow stronger and steadier under their strategic guidance, and called for cooperation with Russia and other parties to advance the SCO, global governance reform and an equal, orderly multipolar world.

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