Putin And Xi Will Meet In Uzbekistan The Following Week: Russia

BEIJING: A Russian ambassador announced on Wednesday that Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin will meet next week during a regional summit in Uzbekistan. This will be the Chinese leader's first trip outside of China since the beginning of the outbreak.

According to Russian Ambassador to China Andrey Denisov, "in less than 10 days, our leaders will meet at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit" in Samarkand.

The two leaders "have a lot to talk about both on bilateral matters and worldwide challenges," Denisov said, adding that "we are preparing a serious, full-fledged meeting between our two presidents and are working on a thorough agenda with our Chinese friends."

The meeting was not immediately confirmed by Beijing's foreign ministry, whose spokesperson said during a routine press conference that "there is no information to share" on the subject.

In a later statement, the ministry said that "the leaders of China and Russia continue close exchanges through a variety of ways."

China, Russia, India, Pakistan, and four central Asian nations (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan) make up the SCO.

On September 15 and 16, it will conduct its subsequent summit in Samarkand, an old Silk Road station in Uzbekistan.

Since being subjected to unprecedented Western sanctions as a result of its invasion of Ukraine, Russia has worked to strengthen ties with Asian nations, particularly China.

Beijing has not denounced Moscow's involvement in Ukraine, escalating tensions between China and the West, and has provided diplomatic cover by denouncing Western sanctions and arms deliveries to Kiev.

Prior to the Winter Olympics and a few day before Putin launched troops into Ukraine, Putin and Xi last had a meeting in early February in Beijing.

Xi's Unusual Journey

If the summit in Samarkand happens, it will be Xi's first journey outside of China since the COVID-19 outbreak started.

The most recent overseas trip by the Chinese president was a state visit to Myanmar in January 2020. A spiralling Covid infection caused Wuhan to be completely shut down a few days after his return.

Since then, Xi has mostly conducted his diplomacy digitally, but in February, at the Beijing Winter Olympics, he hosted a number of foreign dignitaries.

Xi is getting ready for the Communist Party's crucial twice-decade Congress, where he is certain to win an unprecedented third term in office.

In addition to introducing a new top leadership lineup, the event, which starts on October 16 in Beijing, will probably strengthen Xi's control over the party.

Prior Chinese presidents have avoided travelling abroad during the weeks leading up to the Party Congress when informal power.

However, rumours have grown that Xi is getting ready to travel abroad once more.

According to reports, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, the president of Kazakhstan, invited XI for a state visit in September during the Olympics.

In addition, Xi would attend the G20 conference in Bali in November, according to remarks made by Indonesian President Joko Widodo in an interview with Bloomberg News last month.

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