Original title: Putin will deliver a speech at the SCO 20th anniversary summit by video today
Due to the need to abide by the self isolation system, Russian President Vladimir Putin will attend the meeting of the Council of heads of state of SCO member states by video on September 17. This meeting will celebrate the 20th anniversary of the establishment of SCO.
According to Russian satellite news agency reported on September 17th, Putin this week with the president of Tajikistan, Lage Mongolia telephone, said that because of its surrounding personnel found in COVID-19 infected cases, he should observe the self isolation system, unable to attend the collective security treaty organization and Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit held in Dushanbe, capital of Tajikistan. According to Peskov, the press secretary of the Russian President, Putin himself was regularly tested and vaccinated with "satellite-v" vaccine.
On September 16, Putin also participated by video in the meeting of state leaders of the collective security treaty organization held in Dushanbe. In addition, China's president Xi Jinping and India Prime Minister Modi also chose to participate in Dushanbe's activities through video.
Putin explained to the outside world the reasons for his self isolation in a live show in September 14th, saying that many of his followers had recently been diagnosed with the new crown virus, and he had been in close contact with one of them all day long during his recent work. Peskov later said that although Putin announced self isolation, he was currently in good health.