Putin, Xi in Kyrgyzstan for SCO summit

The Manila Times 31 Aug Philippines

BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — Russia's Vladimir Putin, China's Xi Jinping and more than a dozen other leaders will be in Kyrgyzstan starting Monday for a two-day summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, a regional bloc that seeks to be a counterinfluence to the West. The group, which is celebrating its 25-year anniversary, brings together Russia, China, India, Pakistan, Iran, four Central As

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