A man wearing a protective face mask walks past a store in Saint Petersburg on May 11, 2020, during a strict lockdown in Russia. (OLGA MALTSEVA / AFP)

MOSCOW - Russia has decided to postpone the 2020 summits of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and BRICS initially scheduled to be held in St. Petersburg in July, the Kremlin announced Wednesday.

The new dates for the summits will be determined depending on the further development of the epidemiological situation in member countries and around the world, the Kremlin said in a statement.

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The summits will be probably held in autumn, local media reported citing sources.