Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday welcomed world leaders arriving in Tianjin for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit.
At the Tianjin Guest House, Xi met separately with Maldivian President Mohamed Muizz, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, reaffirming China’s commitment to strengthening ties with the three SCO dialogue partners.
The SCO, founded by China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan, has since expanded to include members such as India, Iran, Pakistan, and Belarus.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi are also in Tianjin for the summit, which precedes a major military parade marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II.
