Journalism of Courage
Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, and Russian President Vladimir Putin attend a trilateral meeting with Mongolian President Ukhnaa Khurelsukh on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan on Thursday, Sept. 15. Putin said he understood that Jinping had questions and concerns about the situation in Ukraine but praised China's leader for what he said was a "balanced" position on the conflict. (AP)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi emplaned for Samarkand, Uzbekistan on Thursday evening. Before his departure, Modi said he was looking forward to exchanging views on topical regional and international issues as well as on expansion of the grouping during the deliberations. Modi will join Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Iran's Ebrahim Raisi among others at the annual summit of the regional bloc on Friday.(@PMOIndia/Twitter)
President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev, right, awards Chinese President Xi Jinping with the highest state award during their meeting on the sidelines of the SCO meet on Thursday. This is Xi Jinping's first overseas visit since the start of the Covid-19 outbreak. (AP)
Founded in 2001, Shanghai Cooperation Organisation's current members are India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, China, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, with Afghanistan, Belarus, Iran, and Mongolia being the observer countries. SCO's partner countries include Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cambodia, Nepal, Turkey, and Sri Lanka. (Reuters)
Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif during a meeting on the sidelines of the SCO summit, 2022. During their meeting, Putin told Sharif that Russia can supply gas to Pakistan as necessary infrastructures are already in place. (Reuters)
Russian President Vladimir Putin greets Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev during a meeting on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan on Thursday, September 15. (Reuters)
Chinese President Xi Jinping, left, Russian President Vladimir Putin, centre, and Mongolian President Ukhnaa Khurelsukh pose for a photo on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan on Thursday, Sept. 15. (AP)
Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on the sidelines of the SCO summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan on Thursday. (Reuters)
Xi Jinping and Shavkat Mirziyoyev plant a tree as they meet on the sidelines of the SCO summit, 2022 at Samarkand, Uzbekistan on Thursday. (Reuters)
From left: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Tajikistan President Imomali Rakhmon, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping, Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev, Uzbekistan's President Shavkat Mirziyoyev and President of Pakistan Mamnoon Hussain pose for a photo prior to their talks at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit in Qingdao in eastern China's Shandong Province on June 10, 2018. (AP File)
Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Turkmen President Serdar Berdymukhamedov during a meeting on the sidelines of the SCO summit, 2022. (Reuters)
