Chinese President Xi Jinping has called a meeting of Central Asian countries that were part of Moscow Soviet Union. During his visit to Moscow, Xi proposed that the first China Central Asia Summit be held in May. Invitations were also sent to Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. International media reports that it is not clear whether Turkmenistan has received an invitation. China has called the summit of the former Soviet states amid the move to isolate Russia led by the United States and NATO. Russian President Vladimir Putin, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken have all recently been trying to improve relations with Central Asian countries. In January 2022, Xi organized an online summit of these nations. Xi and Putin discussed the Ukraine issue Chinese President Xi Jinping discussed the Ukraine issue with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow. Western media reported that the two leaders discussed in detail the peace proposal put forward by China to end the war in Ukraine. The talks between Xi and Putin lasted more than four hours on Monday. There was an official banquet in the Kremlin honoring Xi. After the discussion, the two leaders made a joint statement. An agreement to increase economic and diplomatic cooperation was also signed. It is reported that after the visit, Xi will hold a telephone conversation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Read on deshabhimani.com
