At the beginning of the meeting, Putin said: “I am very pleased to see you, and to have the opportunity to speak on the sidelines of today’s and tomorrow’s events. We have not met for a long time, and we have accumulated many questions, both bilateral and regional, as well as international. I hope that our meeting with you today will be useful and meaningful. I am happy to see you.”
Earlier today, the Russian president arrived in the Chinese city of Tianjin at the start of an official visit that will last until the third of September, at the invitation of his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping. The summit events are being held at the Meijiang International Convention and Exhibition Center in Tianjin, China.
Russian President’s aide, Yuri Ushakov, described the Shanghai Cooperation Organization today, saying: “The Shanghai Cooperation Organization is considered today one of the largest and most reliable regional structures. It is simply a massive regional structure, with nearly half of the world’s population living in its member states.”
