Official visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin in South Korea. Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) and President of the Korea Republic Pak Kin Hyo (right) during the signing of agreements on cooperation in various fields.

Official visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin in South Korea. General director "Sovcomflot" Sergei Frank (left) and Chairman of State Corporation "Bank for Development and Foreign Economic Affairs (Vnesheconombank)" Vladimir Dmitriev (center) during the signing of agreements between Russia and the Korea Republic on cooperation in various fields.

Official visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin in South Korea. Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) and President of the Korea Republic Pak Kin Hyo (right) during the signing of agreements on cooperation in various fields.

Official visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin in South Korea. President and Board Chairman of the "NK "Rosneft" Igor Sechin (left) and general director "Sovcomflot" Sergei Frank (right) during the signing of agreements between Russia and the Korea Republic on cooperation in various fields.

Official visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin in South Korea. Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) and President of the Korea Republic Pak Kin Hyo (right) during the signing of agreements on cooperation in various fields.

Official visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin in South Korea. Head of the Federal Agency for CIS Affairs, Compatriots Living Abroad and International Humanitarian Cooperation (Rossotrudnichestvo) Konstantin Kosachev (left) and Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia Sergey Lavrov (center) during the signing of agreements between Russia and the Korea Republic on cooperation in various fields.

Official visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin in South Korea. Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) and President of the Korea Republic Pak Kin Hyo (right) during the signing of agreements on cooperation in various fields.

Official visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin in South Korea. From left to right: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, Russian President Vladimir Putin and President of the Korea Republic Pak Kin Hyo during the signing of agreements on cooperation in various fields.

Official visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin in South Korea. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (down) and Russian President Vladimir Putin (up) during the signing of agreements on cooperation in various fields.

Official visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin in South Korea. Russian President Vladimir Putin at the opening ceremony of the monument to Russian poet Alexander Pushkin in Seoul.

Official visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin in South Korea. Russian President Vladimir Putin at the opening ceremony of the monument to Russian poet Alexander Pushkin in Seoul.

Official visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin in South Korea. Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) at the opening ceremony of the monument to Russian poet Alexander Pushkin in Seoul.

Official visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin in South Korea. Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) at the opening ceremony of the monument to Russian poet Alexander Pushkin in Seoul.

Official visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin in South Korea. Board chairman of the "Gazprom" Alexey Miller (left) and President and Board Chairman of the "NK "Rosneft" Igor Sechin (right) during the signing of agreements between Russia and the Korea Republic on cooperation in various fields.

Official visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin in South Korea. Opening ceremony of the monument to Russian poet Alexander Pushkin in Seoul.