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Xi and Putin hold talks on sidelines of 8-nation regional security summit

At the SCO summit, China called its partnership with Russia 'as stable as mountains' despite some questions and concerns.

The leaders of Russia and China meet on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Uzbekistan
The leaders of Russia and China meet on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Uzbekistan (AN/Kremlin)

China calls its strategic partnership with Russia "as stable as mountains" despite some "questions" and "concerns" raised while their leaders spoke on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit, their first meeting since the war in Ukraine began.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping "held bilateral talks on the sidelines of the SCO summit" on Thursday in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, the Kremlin said.

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