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Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko and China's President Xi Jinping meet at a SCO (Shanghai Cooperation Organisation) summit in Uzbekistan, as Xi Jinping makes his first overseas visit since the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic. The SCO -- made up of China, India, Pakistan, Russia and the ex-Soviet Central Asian nations of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan -- was set up in 2001 as a political, economic and security organisation to rival Western institutions. IMAGES
Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko in Moscow as all eyes are on Putin's next move as Moscow announced he will oversee a weekend drill of "strategic forces" -- ballistic and cruise missiles. IMAGES
Belarus strongman Alexander Lukashenko tells Russian leader Vladimir Putin that the West is seeking to stir unrest in his post-Soviet country amid a global outcry over the forced diversion of a plane."An attempt is under way to rock the boat to reach the level of last August," Lukashenko said, referring to the outbreak of protests against his regime. IMAGES
Belarus president Alexander Lukashenko lands in China where he is set to meet with the country's president Xi Jinping. Earlier, the Belarusian presidency announced that Lukashenko would hold talks with Xi on issues including "trade, the economy, investment and international cooperation." Lukashenko was last in China at the end of February and early March, a visit that was closely scrutinised following Russia's offensive in Ukraine. IMAGES
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko hold bilateral talks in Minsk in a room full of delegates, which included the defence ministers of both nations. IMAGES
Images of Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko arriving at the SCO summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, as his country seeks Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) membership. The SCO -- made up of China, India, Pakistan, Russia and the ex-Soviet Central Asian nations of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan -- was set up in 2001 as a political, economic and security organisation to rival Western institutions. IMAGES