Russian Prime Minister Mikahil Kasyanov (left) and Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) attended the State Council (Gossovet) meeting that was held in the Kremlin palace.

Russian Prime Minister Mikahil Kasyanov (left) and Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) attended the State Council (Gossovet) meeting that was held in the Kremlin palace.

Russian Prime Minister Mikahil Kasyanov (left) and Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) attended the State Council (Gossovet) meeting that was held in the Kremlin palace.

Russian Prime Minister Mikahil Kasyanov (left) and Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) attended the State Council (Gossovet) meeting that was held in the Kremlin palace.

Russian Prime Minister Mikahil Kasyanov (left) and Russian President Vladimir Putin (centre) attended the State Council (Gossovet) meeting that was held in the Kremlin palace.

Russian Prime Minister Mikahil Kasyanov (left) and Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) attended the State Council (Gossovet) meeting that was held in the Kremlin palace.

Russian Prime Minister Mikahil Kasyanov (left) and Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) attended the State Council (Gossovet) meeting that was held in the Kremlin palace.

Russian Prime Minister Mikahil Kasyanov (left) and Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) attended the State Council (Gossovet) meeting that was held in the Kremlin palace.

Russian Prime Minister Mikahil Kasyanov (left) and Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) attended the State Council (Gossovet) meeting that was held in the Kremlin palace.

Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov (left) and President Vladimir Putin (right) take part in a meeting of the State Council (Gossovet) in the Kremlin Palace.

Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov (left) and President Vladimir Putin (right) take part in a meeting of the State Council (Gossovet) in the Kremlin Palace.

Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) and deputy head of the administration Alexander Abramov (right) took part in the meeting of the State Council (Gossovet) that was held in the Kremlin palace.

Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov (left) and President Vladimir Putin (right) take part in a meeting of the State Council (Gossovet) in the Kremlin Palace.

Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov (left) and President Vladimir Putin (right) take part in a meeting of the State Council (Gossovet) in the Kremlin Palace.

Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov (left) and President Vladimir Putin (right) take part in a meeting of the State Council (Gossovet) in the Kremlin Palace.

Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) and deputy head of the administration Alexander Abramov (right) took part in the meeting of the State Council (Gossovet) that was held in the Kremlin palace.

Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) and Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov (left) took part in the meeting of the State Council (Gossovet) that was held in the Kremlin palace.

Russian President Vladimir Putin (right), deputy head of the administration Alexander Abramov (centre) and Khanty-Mansiysk region governor Alexander Filipenko (left) took part in the meeting of the State Council (Gossovet) that was held in the Kremlin palace.

Russian Economic Development and Trade Minister German Gref took part in the meeting of the State Council (Gossovet) that was held in the Kremlin palace.

Russian Deputy Prime Minister on housing Vladimir Yakovlev took part in the meeting of the State Council (Gossovet) that was held in the Kremlin palace.

Saint-Petersburg governor Valentina Matvienko took part in the meeting of the State Council (Gossovet) that was held in the Kremlin palace.

Krasnoyarsk region governor Alexander Khloponin (left) and Krasnodar region governor Alexander Tkachev (right) took part in the meeting of the State Council (Gossovet) that was held in the Kremlin palace.

Novosibirsk region governor Viktor Tolokonsky took part in the meeting of the State Council (Gossovet) that was held in the Kremlin palace.

Chukotka region governor Roman Abramovich attended the meeting of the State Council (Gossovet) that was held in the Kremlin palace.

Chukotka region governor Roman Abramovich attended the meeting of the State Council (Gossovet) that was held in the Kremlin palace.

Chukotka region governor Roman Abramovich attended the meeting of the State Council (Gossovet) that was held in the Kremlin palace.

Chukotka region governor Roman Abramovich attended the meeting of the State Council (Gossovet) that was held in the Kremlin palace.

Chukotka region governor Roman Abramovich attended the meeting of the State Council (Gossovet) that was held in the Kremlin palace.

Chukotka region governor Roman Abramovich attended the meeting of the State Council (Gossovet) that was held in the Kremlin palace.

President of the Chuvashskaya republic Nikolai Fedorov (left) and president of the Chechen republic Akhmad Kadyrov (right) attended the meeting of the State Council (Gossovet) that was held in the Kremlin palace.

President of the Tatarstan republic Mintimer Shaimiev attended the meeting of the State Council (Gossovet) that was held in the Kremlin palace.

Altai republic governor and leader of the Russian Agricultural party Mikhail Lapshin (left) and Saint-Petersburg governor Valentina Matvienko (right) attended the meeting of the State Council (Gossovet) that was held in the Kremlin palace.

Presidential representative in Privolzhsky federal district Sergei Kirienko attended the meeting of the State Council (Gossovet) that was held in the Kremlin palace.

Presidential representative in Privolzhsky federal district Sergei Kirienko attended the meeting of the State Council (Gossovet) that was held in the Kremlin palace.

Kemerovo region governor Aman Tuleev attended the meeting of the State Council (Gossovet) that was held in the Kremlin palace.

Altay Kray Governor Alexander Surikov takes part in a meeting of the Russian State Council ('Gossovet') in Kremlin.