World Leaders Meet At Summit Of Shanghai Cooperation Organization

ASTANA, KAZAKHSTAN - JULY 4: (RUSSIA OUT) Chinese President Xi Jinping (6L), Russian President Vladimir Putin (8L), Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev (C), Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov (3L), Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev (5L) tajik President Emomali Rakhmon (4R), Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko (3R) during the welcoming ceremony of the SCO Summit, July 4, 2024, in Astana, Kazakhstan.The 24th Extended Summit of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) gathered leaders and representatives of China, Turkey, India, Belarus, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Uzbekistan,Tajikistan, Pakistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Quatar, Turmenistan, UAE, UN, CIS and SCTO. (Photo by Contributor/Getty Images)