Xi: Increased uncertainty and unpredictability
Chinese President Xi Jinping has met with Russian leader Vladimir Putin at an ongoing summit in Kyrgyzstan.
– The uncertainty and unpredictability of the international order have clearly increased, said Xi.
At the same time, the Chinese president described China's relationship with Russia as "more solid" than before and he said that the future prospects look "even brighter".
Putin, for his part, announced that "cooperation is developing successfully on all fronts". He particularly highlighted "new opportunities" in digital innovation and AI.
The statements came at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization SCO's two-day summit that began on Monday in the Kyrgyz capital Bishkek. The organization is celebrating its 25th anniversary.
Other leaders attending include Iran's Masoud Pezeshkian, Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan, India's Narendra Modi and Pakistan's Shehbaz Sharif.
Russia is increasingly economically dependent on China after four and a half years of war in Ukraine. Western countries have urged Beijing to put pressure on Moscow to end the war.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told Russian media that Putin and Xi only discussed the Ukraine war "in passing."
Putin is also expected to hold private talks with Masoud Pezeshkian during the summit.
Russia and Iran - both of which are subject to a long list of sanctions - have deepened their military and economic ties since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began.
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