The annual Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) leadership summit convened on Tuesday in Beijing, with President Hu Jintao scheduled to meet with 10 heads of state visiting China for the summit.
There will be more than 100 events during the summit, Tuesday to Friday, including bilateral talks, signing ceremonies and group talks of the SCO bloc.
President Hu is expected to meet the heads of state of five SCO members, Russia and Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, before the six-member bloc meets for talks on Wednesday and Thursday.
Hu will also meet with the presidents of Mongolia, Afghanistan, Iran, and Turkmenistan, who are also in Beijing for the SCO summit, either as observers or guests of China.
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