Tianjin – Sputnik. A correspondent from Sputnik stated that the Chinese visit will last for 4 days. Putin will also participate in the events commemorating the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II in Beijing and will be the prominent guest at the military parade scheduled for this occasion.
The Russian president will also attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit, hosted by the coastal city of Tianjin. On the sidelines of the summit, Putin is expected to conduct a series of bilateral meetings, including discussions with Iranian President Masoud Bazarskyan, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, along with other leaders.
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization is an international organization established in 2001, comprising Belarus, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, China, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Pakistan, and Uzbekistan. It also includes a number of observer states, such as Afghanistan and Mongolia, and partner countries including Azerbaijan, Armenia, Cambodia, Nepal, the United Arab Emirates, Turkey, and Sri Lanka.
The Russian presidential aide, Yuri Ushakov, described the Shanghai Cooperation Organization today, saying: “The Shanghai Cooperation Organization today is considered one of the most prestigious and reliable regional structures. It is simply a massive regional structure, with nearly half of the world’s population living in its member states.”
