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Images show Chinese president Xi Jinping meeting Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin on the second, main day of his visit to Russia. During their meeting, Xi described Beijing and Moscow as "great neighbouring powers" and "strategic partners," saying China would "prioritise" ties with Russia. IMAGES
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is greeted by Russia's Vladimir Putin with a bouquet of flowers in Moscow on the anniversary of a nerve-agent attack on now-jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny, whose life was saved by Berlin doctors. The pair are expected to discuss the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, the simmering war in eastern Ukraine and the authoritarian crackdown in Russian-allied Belarus. IMAGES
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida meets US President Joe Biden ahead of the G7 summit in Hiroshima. IMAGES
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol meets Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Tokyo, just hours after Pyongyang fired a long-range ballistic missile. The launch, North Korea's third this week, was a potent reminder of the regional security challenges that have pushed Seoul and Tokyo to patch up differences and try to form a united front. IMAGES
Russia's president Vladimir Putin greets Kyrgyz officials at an airport in Kyrgyzstan's capital Bishkek, where he will attend the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council. IMAGES
Russian President Vladimir Putin meets Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev in Astana, on the sidelines of the Sixth Summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia. The meeting comes after recent fighting between Azerbaijan and Armenia, in which Russia declined to intervene militarily despite its collective security pact with Armenia. IMAGES