Chairman of the russian government Mikhail Kasyanov attends the session of the government.

Chairman of the russian government Mikhail Kasyanov attends the session of the government.

Russian Minister of Taxes and Duties Gennady Bukaev attends the meeting of the Russian Government.

First Deputy Finance Minister Alexei Ulyukaev attends the meeting of the Russian Government.

First Deputy Finance Minister Sergey Kolotukhin attends the meeting of the Russian Government.

Yaroslavl Region Governor Anatoly Lisitsyn (left) attends the meeting of the russian government.

Chairman of the Russian Central Bank Sergey Ignatiev (left), Vladimir Yakovlev, the deputy prime minister in charge of the housing and utilities sector, (centre) and Yuri Shevchenko, head of the Health Ministry, (right) attend the government meeting.

Vladimir Yakovlev, the deputy prime minister in charge of the housing and utilities sector, (right) and Yaroslavl Region Governor Anatoly Lisitsyn (left) attend the government meeting.

Chairman of the Russian Central Bank Sergey Ignatiev (left) and Russia's Minister for Chechen Affairs Stanislav Ilyasov (right) attend the government meeting.

Russian deputy prime minister Viktor Khristenko attends the government meeting.

Vitaly Artyukhov, the Minister of Natural Resources of Russia, (left) and Russian Communications Minister Leonid Reiman (right) attend the government meeting.

Russian prime-minister Mikhail Kasyanov attends the government meeting.

Russian Communications Minister Leonid Reiman (left) and Russian Minister of Taxes and Duties Gennady Bukaev attend the government meeting.

Russian prime-minister Mikhail Kasyanov attends the government meeting.