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Turkey's President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, arrives in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, for the 2022 Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit. Over the next two days leaders including Russia's Vladimir Putin and China's Xi Jinping will gather for a summit touted as a challenge to Western global influence. IMAGES
Russian President Vladimir Putin touches down in the ancient Silk Road city of Samarkand, where he will join China's Xi Jinping and other Asian leaders for a regional summit touted as a challenge to Western global influence. IMAGES
Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives in Hanoi, Vietnam, where he will pay a working visit after a stop in North Korea, where he signed a mutual defence pact with leader Kim Jong Un. Putin's trip to Vietnam is set to deepend ties between Moscow and Hanoi, according to Russian news agencies. IMAGES
French President Emmanuel Macron arrives in Hiroshima, Japan, ahead of the G7 Summit where the heads of seven wealthy democracies are gathered to discuss tightening the screws on Russia's ailing economy as well as how to respond to China's growing military and economic power. IMAGES
Images show Chinese president Xi Jinping meeting Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin on the second, main day of his visit to Russia. During their meeting, Xi described Beijing and Moscow as "great neighbouring powers" and "strategic partners," saying China would "prioritise" ties with Russia. IMAGES
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping begin "informal" talks as the Chinese leader begins a three-day visit to Moscow. The summit between the Russian president and the Chinese leader comes as China seeks to portray itself as a neutral party in the Ukraine conflict. IMAGES