Moscow/Beijing, Aug. 30 -- Russian President Vladmir Putin, ahead of the upcoming SCO summit in the Chinese city of Tianjin, lauded Moscow-Beijing ties across all sectors including finance, culture, education, sports, politics, while reiterating both nations' continued advocacy for reforms in the UN, and other global entities such as the World Bank and IMF to better reflect modern political realities and ensure broader representation for the developing world.
"Russia and China support reform of the UN so that it fully restores its authority and reflects modern realities. In particular, we advocate for making the Security Council more democratic by including states from Asia, Africa, and Latin America," Putin said in a handwritten interview...