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China's Xi arrives in Uzbekistan -Chinese state media

Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Uzbekistan for a state visit on Wednesday night, Chinese state media reported, to be followed by meetings with several foreign leaders including Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Reuters · Sep 14, 2022

Strength of ‘limitless’ China-Russia ties to be tested at summit

Military setback in Ukraine further weakens Russian position as leaders prepare to jostle for regional influence in Uzbekistan

The Guardian - UK · Sep 14, 2022

Russia’s Putin to meet Indian PM Modi to boost trade ties

Russian leader, Indian PM will hold talks in Uzbekistan on Friday to discuss trade and fertiliser sales, Kremlin says.

Al Jazeera · Sep 13, 2022

PM Modi to attend SCO meeting with Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin

MEA says PM is ‘likely to hold a few bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the Summit’ but didn’t confirm which leaders he will meet separately

The Hindu · Sep 11, 2022

PP-15 disengagement by Sep 12 but China again blames India for standoff

NEW DELHI: The disengagement at Gogra-Hot Springs will be completed by September 12, days before a possible meeting between PM Narendra Modi and President Xi Jinping in Uzbekistan, and will ensure LAC in the area is strictly observed and respected by both sides, the government said in a statement Friday…

The Times of India · Sep 9, 2022

Putin expects to discuss Black Sea grain deal with Turkey's Erdogan next week

The Kremlin said on Friday that it expected President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan to discuss the implementation of a deal on Ukrainian grain exports, which both have criticised, when they meet in Uzbekistan next week.

Reuters · Sep 9, 2022

Xi and Putin expected to meet for first time since Ukraine war

Chinese and Russian leaders expected to meet on sidelines of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Uzbekistan.

Al Jazeera · Sep 8, 2022

Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping to meet at Uzbekistan summit next week

The presidents of Russia and China last met in Beijing in February, weeks before the Kremlin sent troops into Ukraine

Evening Standard · Sep 7, 2022

Putin, Xi to Meet in Uzbekistan Next Week, Official Says

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping will meet next week at a summit in Uzbekistan, a Russian official said Wednesday. The two leaders will meet at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit, held in the Uzbek city of Samarkand on Sept. 15-16, Russian Ambassador to China Andrei Denisov…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 7, 2022

EXPLAINER: Why is Xi Jinping's Central Asia trip important?

Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to meet his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin during a visit to the neighboring Central Asian nations of Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan this month in what would be his first overseas visits since the start of the COVID-19 outbreak in late 2019

The Independent UK · Sep 7, 2022