By Burc Eruygur
ISTANBUL (AA) - The Kremlin said on Sunday that Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping had a “detailed” conversation ahead of a summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in Tianjin.
“Yes, our president, first of all, communicated in great detail, of course, with the Chairman of the PRC (People’s Republic of China). They sat together and were able to talk actively, very effectively,” Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov told journalists in the northern Chinese city of Tianjin.
Ushakov noted that Putin told him the content of his discussion with Xi included the latest contacts between Russia and the US.
The Russian president arrived in China earlier Sunday as part of a four-day visit to the country, during which he is set to participate in the 25th SCO Heads of State Council meeting.
Putin is also set to hold various talks on the sidelines of the event, as well as attend ceremonial events in the Chinese capital dedicated to the 80th anniversary of Japan's defeat in World War II. China is scheduled to hold a parade at Beijing's Tiananmen Square on Wednesday.
Beijing officially refers to the 1937-1945 period as the "War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression" and considers it a crucial part of the broader "World Anti-Fascist War."