Russian President Vladimir Putin is the foreign head of state with whom Xi has met most frequently over the past two years.
Ahead of the BRICS and SCO summits to be held here in less than 24 hours, a well-equipped media center opened on Tuesday to receive journalists coming from both home and abroad.
On June 22, 2015, the Central Bank of Russia issued the coins for the July SCO and BRICS summits in Ufa.
The "Faces of the BRICS" photographic exhibition is held in Bangkok, capital of Thailand, on May 21, 2015.
Soldiers participate in the exercise of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member states near Bishkek, capital of Kyrgyzstan, on April 24, 2015.