STORY: World leaders gathered for a family photo at the Tianjin summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) on Sunday (August 31).

President Xi Jinping will host about 20 world leaders in Tianjin, also including Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin, at the two-day summit, the largest gathering since the group was established in 2001 among six Eurasian nations.

The security-focused bloc has expanded to 10 permanent members and 16 dialogue and observer countries in recent years. Its remit has enlarged from security and counter-terrorism to economic and military cooperation.

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SHOWS: TIANJIN, CHINA (AUGUST 31, 2025) (RUSSIA POOL – Access all)

1. TURKISH PRESIDENT, TAYYIP ERDOGAN, SHAKING INDIAN PRIME MINISTER, NARENDRA MODI’S HAND, ALONGSIDE BELORUSSIAN LEADER ALEKSANDR LUKASHENKO / WORLD LEADERS STANDING IN LINE FOR FAMILY PHOTO

2. RUSSIAN PRESIDENT, VLADIMIR PUTIN STANDING WITH CHINESE PRESIDENT, XI JINPING / PUTIN SHAKING HANDS WITH TAJIKISTAN PRESIDENT, EMOMALI RAHMON

3. PHOTOGRAPHERS TAKING PICTURES OF LEADERS STANDING TOGETHER

4. RAHMON, PUTIN AND JINPING STANDING TOGETHER / PUTIN AND JINPING WALKING AWAY TOGETHER