Leaders from more than 20 nations gathered in Tianjin for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit hosted by China. Attendees included Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and Egyptian Prime Minister Mustafa Madbouly. Modi made his first visit to China since 2018, with talks coming amid tentative thawing after the 2020 border clash. Recent tariff disputes with the United States have drawn China and India into closer alignment. Modi spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy before meeting Putin. Multiple bilateral talks are planned on the summit sidelines, and Putin is expected to discuss the Ukraine conflict and Iran's nuclear program with counterparts.
China welcomed world leaders as they arrived for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit Sunday in Tianjin. The two-day gathering will bring together leaders from more than 20 nations, including Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The SCO comprises China, India, Russia, Pakistan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Belarus, with 16 more countries affiliated as observers or "dialogue partners".
This is Modi's first visit to China since 2018. His talks with Xi come as relations between the neighbors show tentative signs of thawing after a 2020 border clash. Recent tariff spats with the United States have served to bring the two rivals together. Meanwhile, Modi on Saturday had a call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in which the pair discussed restoring peace and stability in the region ahead of his key meeting with Putin.
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