UFA, Russia, July 9 (Xinhua) -- The heads of state of China, Russia and Mongolia held their second trilateral meeting on Thursday in the southwestern Russian city of Ufa.

The trilateral summit was held on the sidelines of the 7th BRICS summit and the 15th Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit.

The meeting of Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Mongolian President Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj is expected to push for early harvest in trilateral cooperation and make blueprint for future cooperation, according to Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Cheng Guoping.