An in-person meeting is being prepared ahead of Xi’s possible trip to the SCO summit in September, WSJ reports
Chinese leader Xi Jinping could travel to Central Asia in September to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday, citing sources familiar with the matter.
According to the sources, Xi’s office indicated this week that he could personally attend the summit, due to take place in the Uzbek city of Samarkand on September 15 and 16. The office has also begun preparing possible bilateral meetings with Putin, as well as the leaders of Pakistan, India, and Turkey, who are also expected to arrive.
While the Kremlin confirmed back in July that Putin would be taking part in the SCO summit, it has not yet clarified whether he will travel to Samarkand or participate by video link.
The decision to include the trip in Xi’s schedule was…
