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| Xi also looks forward to attending the SCO Samarkand summit, and working with all parties to continue the spirit of Shanghai. |
The Russian and Chinese navies held a joint military patrol in the Pacific Ocean on Thursday (15/9).
In a statement on Telegram, the Russian Defense Ministry said the navies of the two countries also carried out tactical maneuvers and carried out artillery and helicopter drills together during the patrol.
"The main objectives of this patrol include strengthening the naval cooperation of Russia and China, upholding peace and stability in the Asia-Pacific region, monitoring the coast and safeguarding the maritime economic sites of Russia and China," the statement said.
The joint military exercise takes place as President Vladimir Putin and President Xi Jinping are scheduled to meet in Uzbekistan today.
The meeting of the two presidents signaled that the relations between the two countries were getting more intimate amid the isolation of Western countries regarding Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the Taiwan-China conflict.
"Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived here (in Samarkand) late Wednesday to pay a state visit to Uzbekistan and attend the 22nd meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)," the official Xinhua news agency said.
The SCO was founded in 2001 as a political, economic and security organization to rival Western institutions. The organization will bring together Xi and Putin, as well as leaders from India, Pakistan, Kazakhstan and other former Soviet Central Asian countries.
Xi met officials including Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev and Prime Minister Abdulla Aripov at the airport.
According to the Xinhua report, the Chinese leader will hold talks with Mirziyoyev on deepening bilateral cooperation, and on regional and international issues of mutual interest.
Xi also looks forward to attending the SCO Samarkand summit, and working with all parties to continue the spirit of Shanghai.
On the sidelines of the SCO summit, Xi is scheduled to meet Putin although there is no definite schedule for when that moment will take place.
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