Putin of Russia and China will meet next week in Uzbekistan.

A Russian ambassador announced on Wednesday that Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin will meet next week during a regional summit in Uzbekistan.

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This will be the Chinese leader's first trip outside of China since the outbreak began.

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The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) meeting will be held in Samarkand in less than ten days.

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China, Russia, four central Asian nations , India, and Pakistan make up the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.

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On September 15 and 16, it will conduct its subsequent summit in Samarkand, an ancient Silk Road destination in Uzbekistan.

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Putin and Xi last met in early February in Beijing, just before the Winter Olympics.

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