Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold bilateral meetings with 9 leaders, including Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Chinese President Xi Jinping, during the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit to be held in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan, on August 31.
Russian Presidential Aide Yuri Ushakov provided details about Putin’s schedule for the SCO Summit and the program following the summit. Ushakov said Putin will meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping and also hold talks with the leaders of India, Iran, Türkiye, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Mongolia.
EU Process and Arrests to Be Discussed with Pashinyan
Ushakov also provided information about the agenda of Putin’s meeting with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. He said bilateral relations are expected to be discussed in the context of Yerevan’s approach toward joining the European Union (EU).
The situation surrounding the mass arrests of opposition leaders in Armenia is also expected to be on the agenda, Ushakov said.
Ushakov stated that the leaders of SCO member states, as well as the leaders of Türkiye and Armenia, will attend the summit. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Deputy Prime Ministers Alexey Overchuk and Maxim Oreshkin will be part of the Russian delegation. Ushakov added that Putin will hold a press conference following the summit.
Putin’s Next Stop: Vladivostok
Following the SCO Summit in Bishkek, Putin will travel to the Russian city of Vladivostok to attend the Eastern Economic Forum.
The Russian leader is scheduled to deliver a speech at the forum’s plenary session on September 3. Ushakov said the President of Indonesia will be the forum’s main guest this year and that Putin will hold a bilateral meeting with the Indonesian leader.
In addition to the Indonesian president, the Prime Minister of Mongolia, the Vice President of Myanmar and China’s First Deputy Prime Minister are also expected to attend the plenary session.
