Astana will take place today Summit of the Shanghai cooperation.
Putin arrived in Astana in order to intensify diplomatic dialogue and discuss important international issues with heads of other countries. It is expected that a number of issues concerning the bilateral relations between Russia and China, as well as the geopolitical situation in the world, will be discussed at the meeting with Xi Jinping.
This was reported by the Kazakhstan Government Service on Wednesday, July 3.
The Kremlin's press service noted that Astana also has a number of important bilateral conversations with the heads of the Summit State.
In particular, Putin plans to meet the leader of China Xi Jinping, and also counts on negotiations with Turkish President Recep Taiip Erdogan.
Summit of the SHOS will be held in Astana on July 4. The event will be attended by the heads of state and representative offices of Kazakhstan, India, Iran, China, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Belarus, Mongolia, Azerbaijan, Catala, UAE, Turkey and Turkmenistan, as well Guterres.