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wants, but the outcome will remain the same: international criminals are not welcome in international bodies," Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba wrote.
Xi, Putin to participate in Shanghai Cooperation Organization meeting in Astana. UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, who skipped Ukraine's peace summit in June, is expected to participate in the event in Astana as well, the UN in Kazakhstan reported on X.
Relations between Russia, China are 'at their best in history,' Xi, Putin say. Chinese President Xi Jinping indicated his support for Russia on the subject of its full-scale war on Ukraine, saying on the sidelines of the summit that China "has always stood on the right side of history."
Orban travels to Moscow as Hungarian PM, not representing Nato – Stoltenberg Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban notified Nato in advance about his upcoming visit to Moscow on July 5, but he does not represent Nato interests there, Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has said.
Borrell on Orban's visit to Moscow: Orban does not receive mandate to visit Moscow, cannot represent EU The High Representative of the European Union for Foreign and Security Policy, Josep Borrell, says that the visit to Moscow of the Prime Minister of Hungary, which is now serving the rotating presidency of the European Council, Viktor Obran, takes place solely within the framework of bilateral relations and cannot represent the position of the European Union.
President Putin traveled to Kazakhstan this week for the 24th annual leaders’ summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). In the past, China and Russia have disagreed on the organization’s priorities; while Russia emphasized its anti-terrorism efforts, China has been more focused on economic cooperation. Both agree, however, on the group’s role as a counterweight to US hegemony in international affairs.
This year’s summit took place on July 3-4 in Kazakhstan’s capital city, Astana. It culminated in the adoption of the Astana Declaration, a document confirming the group’s commitment to global peace, security, and stability. Members also approved the initiative “On World Unity for a Just Peace and Harmony,” advocating a multipolar world order. Putin gave a speech at the Summit in which he called for “a new architecture of cooperation, indivisible security, and development in Eurasia, designed to replace the outdated Eurocentric and Euro-Atlantic models which gave unilateral advantages only to certain states.” He also touched on the war in Ukraine, saying that discussions of global security would have to wait until after the US Presidential elections in November.
In addition to the multilateral discussions, Putin also held bilateral talks with several state leaders on the sidelines of the Summit, including Turkish
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