Shanghai:
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization for Cooperation Organization is now assuming a “greater responsibility” for the safeguarding of regional peace and stability, as well as the promotion of development and prosperity of its member states, said Chinese president XI Jinping on 20 world leaders he organized on Sunday evening.
The current SCO Summit ensures the important mission of building a consensus among all the parties and the stimulating momentum in cooperation, was cited as saying a welcome banquet, the Chinese press agency Xinhua reported.
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The two -day summit takes place in the city in the north of Tianjin, in the north of Tianjin.
China and Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin also arrived in the Chinese port city in the north of Tianjin, the Chinese and Russian state media reported for a regional security summit that the hopes of China can counter Western influence in world affairs.
For the rare four -day visits to the Russian neighbor and the largest trading partner, Putin arrived at a red carpet reception, received on the Tarmac by high -level city officials, showed a live event from the event by the TASS of Russia.
The links between China and Russia are their “best in history”, having become “the” most important, the most stable, the most mature and strategically significant “, said Chinese state broadcaster CCTV in his arrival report.
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President Xi Jinping will welcome around 20 world leaders in Tianjin, including Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the two -day summit of the Shanghai cooperation organization, the largest rally since the group’s creation in 2001 among six Eurasian nations.
The security -oriented block extended to 10 permanent members and 16 countries of dialogue and observers in recent years. His mandate is extended from security and counter-terrorism to economic and military cooperation.
