Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Tianjin, China - in pictures


  • Left to right, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko; Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif; Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian; Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev; Tajik President Emomali Rahmon; Russian President Vladimir Putin; Chinese President Xi Jinping; Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev; Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi; Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov; and Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Secretary-General Nurlan Yermekbayev line up at the summit in China. EPA
    Left to right, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko; Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif; Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian; Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev; Tajik President Emomali Rahmon; Russian President Vladimir Putin; Chinese President Xi Jinping; Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev; Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi; Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov; and Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Secretary-General Nurlan Yermekbayev line up at the summit in China. EPA
  • Russian President Vladimir Putin hugs Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Tianjin, China. AP
    Russian President Vladimir Putin hugs Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Tianjin, China. AP
  • Russian President Vladimir Putin, from left, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping talk ahead of the summit. AP
    Russian President Vladimir Putin, from left, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping talk ahead of the summit. AP
  • Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian is seen on a screen at the media centre during the opening ceremony. AFP
    Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian is seen on a screen at the media centre during the opening ceremony. AFP
  • Mr Pezeshkian speaks as the summit gets under way. Reuters
    Mr Pezeshkian speaks as the summit gets under way. Reuters
  • Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks to Tajik President Emomali Rahmon. Reuters
    Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks to Tajik President Emomali Rahmon. Reuters
  • Heads of states of 10 Eurasian countries are participating in the talks. Getty images
    Heads of states of 10 Eurasian countries are participating in the talks. Getty images