Xi Jinping not attending dinners attended by Putin and others due to concerns about coronavirus

Even at the meeting of the leaders of the 11 countries of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, I was alone
Refrain from taking group photos… “The Chinese delegation adheres to its own policy”

Chinese President Xi Jinping, who is visiting Samarkand, Uzbekistan to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit, did not attend the official dinner event to prevent the spread of COVID-19, Archyde.com reported on the 16th (local time), citing a Uzbekistan government source. did.

According to reports, 11 leaders of SCO participating countries, including Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan Turkiye (Turkey), gathered at the dinner on the 15th, but President Xi did not attend.

Archyde.com added that Xi did not appear for a group photo shoot prior to the dinner event.

According to Archyde.com, the Uzbekistan government cited the “Chinese delegation’s Corona 19 policy” as a reason for President Xi’s absence.

China’s foreign ministry did not respond to a related inquiry from Archyde.com.

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Xi is on an overseas tour for the first time in 32 months since the COVID-19 pandemic.

At the SCO Summit, which will be held for two days from the 15th, Xi met face-to-face with the heads of eight countries, including Russian President Putin, on the first day alone.

SCO, a political, economic, and security consultative body launched in 2001, is a multilateral consultative body led by China and Russia.

/yunhap news