Putin to Hold High-Level Bilateral Meetings at SCO Summit Next Week

Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold a number of bilateral meetings with foreign leaders on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Tashkent next week, the Kremlin press service said in a statement Friday.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — A number of bilateral meetings between Vladimir Putin and foreign states' leaders was planned on the sidelines of the summit, according to the press service. 

"On June 23-24, 2016, Russian President Vladimir Putin will take part in a meeting of the council of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization leaders in Tashkent, dedicated to the 15th anniversary of the creation of this organization," the statement reads.