The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and the BRICS Summits were held on July 8-10, 2015 in the capital city of Bashkortostan, Ufa. The Summits location was chosen due to the fact that Russia is carrying responsibilities of the term president in both organizations, namely, Russia’s presidency in the BRICS started in April 2015 for a year period and Russia’s presidency in the SCO started in September 2014.