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Xi, Putin to meet in Bishkek for Power of Siberia 2 pipeline talks: Kremlin
South China Morning Post • • world
Key Points:
- Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping are set to hold their second face-to-face talks this year in Kyrgyzstan's capital during the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit.
- The leaders will discuss bilateral issues, including the long-stalled pipeline project aimed at increasing Russian gas exports to China.
- Russian presidential aide Yury Ushakov indicated that talks on the pipeline will occur both at the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok and during the Kyrgyzstan meeting on August 31.
- Xi Jinping's visit to Kyrgyzstan for the SCO summit marks a significant diplomatic engagement following recent visits by both Putin and US President Donald Trump to Beijing.
