09 October, Wednesday
Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) talks to his counterpart Islam Karimov (right) of Uzbekistan on an official visit to the former Soviet republic in Central Asia.
Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) meets his counterpart Islam Karimov (right) of Uzbekistan on an official visit to the former Soviet republic in Central Asia.
Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) and his counterpart Islam Karimov of Uzbekistan (right) clink glasses of champagne during the Russian leader's official visit to the former Soviet republic in Central Asia.
Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) and his counterpart Islam Karimov of Uzbekistan (right) clink glasses of champagne during the Russian leader's official visit to the former Soviet republic in Central Asia.
Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) and his counterpart Islam Karimov of Uzbekistan (right) clink glasses of champagne during the Russian leader's official visit to the former Soviet republic in Central Asia.
President of the Russian oil giant Lukoil Vagit Alekperov (left) clinks a glass of champagne with the Uzbekistan President Islam Karimov (right) during the meeting between Mr Karimov and Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Uzbekistan capital Tashkent. Mr Alekperov accompanied the Russian leader on his official visit to the former Soviet republic in Central Asia.
President of the Russian oil giant Lukoil Vagit Alekperov is interviewed after his talks with Uzbekistan President Islam Karimov in the country's capital Tashkent. Mr Alekperov accompanied Russian President Vladimir Putin on the latter's official visit to the former Soviet republic in Central Asia.
President of the Russian oil giant Lukoil Vagit Alekperov is interviewed after his talks with Uzbekistan President Islam Karimov in the country's capital Tashkent. Mr Alekperov accompanied Russian President Vladimir Putin on the latter's official visit to the former Soviet republic in Central Asia.
President of the Russian oil giant Lukoil Vagit Alekperov is interviewed after his talks with Uzbekistan President Islam Karimov in the country's capital Tashkent. Mr Alekperov accompanied Russian President Vladimir Putin on the latter's official visit to the former Soviet republic in Central Asia.
President of the Russian oil giant Lukoil Vagit Alekperov (left) is interviewed after his talks with Uzbekistan President Islam Karimov in the country's capital Tashkent. Mr Alekperov accompanied Russian President Vladimir Putin on the latter's official visit to the former Soviet republic in Central Asia.
Presidents Vladimir Putin of Russia (left) and Islam Karimov of Uzbekistan (rigth) pose for photographers during their meeting in the Central Asian country's capital Tashkent.
Leaders of the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation (SCO) member-countries (left to right) Emomali Rakhmnonov of Tadjikistan, Nursultan Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan, Vladimir Putin of Russia, Islam Karimov of Uzbekistan, Hu Kintao of China, Askar Akayev of Kyrgyzstan and Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan pose for a photo during a meeting of the SCO council.
Leaders of the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation (SCO) member-countries (left to right) Nursultan Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan, Vladimir Putin of Russia, Islam Karimov of Uzbekistan and Hu Kintao of China pose for a photo during a meeting of the SCO council.
Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) talks to Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (left) during a meeting of the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation council.
Leaders of the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation (SCO) member-countries (left to right) Emomali Rakhmnonov of Tadjikistan, Vladimir Putin of Russiam, Nursultan Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan and Islam Karimov of Uzbekistan take part in a meeting of the SCO council.
Leaders of the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation (SCO) member-countries Nursultan Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan (left) and Vladimir Putin of Russia (right) take part in a meeting of the SCO council.
Leaders of the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation (SCO) member-countries (left to right) Nursultan Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan, Vladimir Putin of Russia and Islam Karimov of Uzbekistan take part in a meeting of the SCO council.
Leaders of the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation (SCO) member-countries (left to right) Nursultan Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan, Vladimir Putin of Russia and Islam Karimov of Uzbekistan take part in a meeting of the SCO council.
Leaders of the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation (SCO) member-countries (left to right) Emomali Rakhmonov of Tadjikistan, Nursultan Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan and Vladimir Putin of Russia take part in a meeting of the SCO council.
Leaders of the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation (SCO) member-countries Hu Jintao of China (left) and Vladimir Putin of Russia (right) arrive at a meeting of the SCO council.
Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) talks to his counterpart Nursultan Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan during a summit of the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation (SCO).
Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) talks to his counterpart Nursultan Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan (left) during a summit of the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation (SCO).
Leaders of the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation (SCO) member-countries - (left to right) Robert Kocharyan of Armenia, Alexander Lukashenko of Belorussia, Askar Akayev of Kyrgyzstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan, Vladimir Putin of Russia and Emomali Rakhmonov of Tadjikistan pose for a photo during SOC summit.
Left to right: Russian President Vladimir Putin, Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev and Tadjikistan President Emomali Rakhmonov arrive at a summit of the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation (SCO).
Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai (right) leans over to confer with his neighbour during a summit of the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation (SCO).
Russian President Vladimir Putin took part in the session of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (ShOS) council.
Central square of Astana.
Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai took part in the session of the council of the leaders of the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation (SCO) member-countries.
Kyrgyzstan President Askar Akayev took part in the meeting of the council of the leaders of the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation (SCO) member-countries.
Leaders of the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation (SCO) member-countries Askar Akayev of Kyrgyzstan (left) and Vladimir Putin of Russia (right) took part in the SCO council meeting.
Russian President Vladimir Putin (at the left) and Russian Industry and Energy Power Minister Victor Khristenko (on the right) took part in the meeting of the council of the leaders of the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation (SCO) member-countries.
Russian Defence Minister Sergey Ivanov took part in the meeting of the council of the leaders of the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation (SCO) member-countries.
Russian Defence Minister Sergey Ivanov took part in the meeting of the council of the leaders of the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation (SCO) member-countries.
Russian Defence Minister Sergey Ivanov (right) and Security Council Secretary Vladimir Rushaylo (left) took part in the meeting of the council of the leaders of the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation (SCO) member-countries.
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko took part in the meeting of the council of the leaders of the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation (SCO) member-countries.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, one of the leaders of the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation (SCO) member-countries took part in a meeting of the SCO council.
Leaders of the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation (SCO) member-countries (left to right) Vladimir Putin of Russia and Islam Karimov of Uzbekistan take part in a meeting of the SCO council.
Leaders of the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation (SCO) member-countries (left to right) Vladimir Putin of Russia and Islam Karimov of Uzbekistan take part in a meeting of the SCO council.
Leaders of the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation (SCO) member-countries (left to right) Vladimir Putin of Russia and Islam Karimov of Uzbekistan take part in a meeting of the SCO council.
Leaders of the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation (SCO) member-countries (left to right) Vladimir Putin of Russia and Islam Karimov of Uzbekistan take part in a meeting of the SCO council.
Leaders of the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation (SCO) member-countries (left to right) Vladimir Putin of Russia and Islam Karimov of Uzbekistan take part in a meeting of the SCO council.
Leaders of the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation (SCO) member-countries (left to right) Vladimir Putin of Russia and Islam Karimov of Uzbekistan take part in a meeting of the SCO council.
Leaders of the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation (SCO) member-countries (left to right) Vladimir Putin of Russia and Islam Karimov of Uzbekistan take part in a meeting of the SCO council.
Leaders of the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation (SCO) member-countries (left to right) Vladimir Putin of Russia and Islam Karimov of Uzbekistan take part in a meeting of the SCO council.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, one of the leaders of the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation (SCO) member-countries took part in a meeting of the SCO council.
Leaders of the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation (SCO) member-countries (left to right) Islam Karimov of Uzbekistan and Vladimir Putin of Russia take part in a meeting of the SCO council.
Leaders of the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation (SCO) member-countries (left to right) Vladimir Putin of Russia and Islam Karimov of Uzbekistan take part in a meeting of the SCO council.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, one of the leaders of the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation (SCO) member-countries took part in a meeting of the SCO council.
Uzbekistan President Islam Karimov, one of the leaders of the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation (SCO) member-countries took part in a meeting of the SCO council.
Uzbekistan President Islam Karimov, one of the leaders of the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation (SCO) member-countries took part in a meeting of the SCO council.
Uzbekistan President Islam Karimov, one of the leaders of the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation (SCO) member-countries took part in a meeting of the SCO council.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, one of the leaders of the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation (SCO) member-countries took part in a meeting of the SCO council.
Leaders of the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation (SCO) member-countries (left to right) Vladimir Putin of Russia and Islam Karimov of Uzbekistan take part in a meeting of the SCO council.
Vagit Alekperov, president of the Russian oil giant Lukoil, is interviewed after his meeting with the president of the formaer Soviet republic of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov.
Vagit Alekperov, president of the Russian oil giant Lukoil, is interviewed after his meeting with the president of the formaer Soviet republic of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov.
Russian President Vladimir Putin (right), Uzbekistan President Islam Karimiv (centre) and Russian Defence Minister Sergey Ivanov (left) took part in the meeting of the council of leaders of the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation (SCO) member-countries.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, one of the leaders of the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation (SCO) member-countries took part in a meeting of the SCO council.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, one of the leaders of the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation (SCO) member-countries took part in a meeting of the SCO council.
Leaders of the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation (SCO) member-countries Hu Jintao of China (right) and Vladimir Putin of Russia (left) arrive at a meeting of the SCO council.
Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (left) took part in the meeting of the council of leaders of the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation (SCO) member-countries.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai (right) took part in the meeting of the council of the leaders of the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation (SCO) member-countries.
Vagit Alekperov, president of the Russian oil giant Lukoil, is interviewed after his meeting with Uzbekistan President Islam Karimov.
Vagit Alekperov, president of the Russian oil giant Lukoil, is interviewed after his meeting with Uzbekistan President Islam Karimov.
Vagit Alekperov, president of the Russian oil giant Lukoil, is interviewed after his meeting with Uzbekistan President Islam Karimov.
Russian Defence Minister Sergey Ivanov took part in the meeting of the council of leaders of the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation (SCO) member-countries.
Leaders of the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation (SCO) member-countries (left to right) Vladimir Putin of Russia and Islam Karimov of Uzbekistan take part in a meeting of the SCO council.
Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (left) took part in the meeting of the council of the leaders of the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation (SCO) member-countries.
Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) and his press-secretary Alexey Gromov (right) took part in the meeting of the council of the leaders of the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation (SCO) member-countries.
Russian President Vladimir Putin took part in the meeting of the council of the leaders of the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation (SCO) member-countries.
Leaders of the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation (SCO) member-countries Hu Jintao of China (left) and Vladimir Putin of Russia (right) took part in the meeting of the SCO council.
Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (right) took part in the meeting of the council of the leaders of the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation (SCO) member-countries.
Leaders of the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation (SCO) member-countries Hu Jintao of China (left) and Vladimir Putin of Russia (right) took part in the meeting of the SCO council.
Russian President Russia Vladimir Putin (left), Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko (the second at the left), President of Tajikistan Emomali Rakhmonov (the second on the right) and President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbaev (to the right) take part in the International forum of Eurasian economic community leaders, which devoted to problems of the Eurasian integration.
President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbaev takes part in the International forum of Eurasian economic community leaders, which devoted to problems of the Eurasian integration.
Russian President Russia Vladimir Putin (to the right), and Kirgiz President Askar Akaev (left) take part in the International forum of Eurasian economic community leaders, which devoted to problems of the Eurasian integration.
Russian President Russia Vladimir Putin (to the right), and Kirgiz President Askar Akaev (left) take part in the International forum of Eurasian economic community leaders, which devoted to problems of the Eurasian integration.
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko takes part in the International forum of Eurasian economic community leaders, which devoted to problems of the Eurasian integration.
Russian President Russia Vladimir Putin (left), and President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbaev take part in the International forum of Eurasian economic community leaders, which devoted to problems of the Eurasian integration.
Russian President Russia Vladimir Putin (left) and President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbaev take part in the International forum of Eurasian economic community leaders, which devoted to problems of the Eurasian integration.
Russian President Russia Vladimir Putin (left), President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbaev (in the center) and Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko (to the right) take part in the International forum of Eurasian economic community leaders, which devoted to problems of the Eurasian integration.
Russian President Vladimir Putin (left), President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbaev (the second at the left), Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko (the second to the right) and President of Tajikistan Emomali Rakhmonov (to the right) take part in the International forum of Eurasian economic community leaders, which devoted to problems of the Eurasian integration
Russian President Vladimir Putin takes part in the International forum of Eurasian economic community leaders, which devoted to problems of the Eurasian integration.
Russian President Vladimir Putin (right), President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbaev (in the center) and Kirgiz President Askar Akaev (left) take part in the International forum of Eurasian economic community leaders, which devoted to problems of the Eurasian integration.
Russian President Vladimir Putin (to the right), President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbaev (the second to the right), Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko (left) and Kirgiz President Askar Akaev (the second at the left) take part in the International forum of Eurasian economic community leaders, which devoted to problems of the Eurasian integration.
Russian President Vladimir Putin (to the right), President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbaev (the second to the right), Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko (the second at the left), Kirgiz President Askar Akaev (in the center) and President of Armenia Robert Kocharyan (left) take part in the International forum of Eurasian economic community leaders, which devoted to problems of the Eurasian integration.
President of Armenia Robert Kocharyan (left), President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbaev (the third to the right), Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko (the second to the left), Kirgiz President Askar Akaev (in the center) and President of Tajikistan Emomali Rakhmonov (to the right) take part in the International forum of Eurasian economic community leaders, which devoted to problems of the Eurasian integration.
Russian President Vladimir Putin (the second to the right), President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbaev (in the center), Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko (left), Kirgiz President Askar Akaev (the second to the left) and President of Armenia Robert Kocharyan take part in the International forum of Eurasian economic community leaders, which devoted to problems of the Eurasian integration.
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko (left) and Kirgiz President Askar Akaev (to the right) take part in the International forum of Eurasian economic community leaders, which devoted to problems of the Eurasian integration.
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko (left) and Kirgiz President Askar Akaev (to the right) take part in the International forum of Eurasian economic community leaders, which devoted to problems of the Eurasian integration.
Russian President Vladimir Putin (in the center) and President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbaev (to the right) take part in the International forum of Eurasian economic community leaders, which devoted to problems of the Eurasian integration.
Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) and President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbaev (to the right) take part in the International forum of Eurasian economic community leaders, which devoted to problems of the Eurasian integration.
Russian President Vladimir Putin takes part in a summit of the Shanghai Co-Operation Organisation (the 'Shanghai Six' - Belorussia, China, Kazakhstan, Kirgizia, Russia, Tadjikistan and Uzbekistan).
Byelorussian President Alexander Lukashenko (left) and Askar Akayev (right), president of the former Central Asian Soviet republic of Kyrgyzstan take part in the International forum of Eurasian economic community leaders, which devoted to problems of the Eurasian integration.
Byelorussian President Alexander Lukashenko (the second at the left), Russian Presidetn Vladimir Putin (the second to the right) and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (right) take part in the International forum of Eurasian economic community leaders, which devoted to problems of the Eurasian integration.
President of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov takes part in the meeting of the council of the leaders of the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation (SCO) member-countries.
President of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov takes part in the meeting of the council of the leaders of the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation (SCO) member-countries.
Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) and President of Uzbekistan Iskam Karimov (right) take part in the meeting of the council of the leaders of the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation (SCO) member-countries.
President of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov takes part in the meeting of the council of the leaders of the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation (SCO) member-countries.
Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) and President of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov (right) take part in the meeting of the council of the leaders of the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation (SCO) member-countries.
Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) and President of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov (right) take part in the meeting of the council of the leaders of the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation (SCO) member-countries.
Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) and President of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov (right) take part in the meeting of the council of the leaders of the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation (SCO) member-countries.
Russian President Vladimir Putin takes part in the meeting of the council of the leaders of the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation (SCO) member-countries.
Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) and President of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov (right) take part in the meeting of the council of the leaders of the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation (SCO) member-countries.
Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) and President of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov (right) take part in the meeting of the council of the leaders of the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation (SCO) member-countries.
Presidents Alexander Lukashenko of Belorussia takes part in the summit of the Eurasian Economic Community ('Yevrazes') leaders held in the Kazakhstan capital Astana.
Presidents Nursultan Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan (left) and Alexander Lukashenko of Belorussia (right) take part in the summit of the Eurasian Economic Community ('Yevrazes') held in the Kazakhstan capital Astana.
President Nursultan Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan hikes up his trousers during the summit of the Eurasian Economic Community ('Yevrazes') held in the Kazakhstan capital Astana.
Russian Defence Minister Sergey Ivanov attends the summit of the Eurasian Economic Community ('Yevrazes') held in the Kazakhstan capital Astana.
Presidents Nursultan Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan (left) and Alexander Lukashenko of Belorussia (right) take part in the summit of the Eurasian Economic Community ('Yevrazes') held in the Kazakhstan capital Astana.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov takes part in the meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO).
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov takes part in the meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO).
Russian President Vladimir Putin (second from right), President of Tajikistan Emomali Rakhmonov (left), President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev (second from left) and Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev (second from left) pose for a photo during a session of the Interstate Council of the Eurasian Economic Community (EurAsEC: Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan).
Television tower and entertainment park in Tashkent.
The meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO).
A fountain in Tashkent.
President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko takes part in a session of the Interstate Council of the Eurasian Economic Community (EurAsEC: Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan).
Russian Defense Minister Sergey Ivanov takes part in a session of the Interstate Council of the Eurasian Economic Community (EurAsEC: Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan).
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov takes part in the meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO).
Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev (left), Belorussian President Alexander Lukashenko (centre) and President of Tajikistan Emomali Rakhmonov (right) take part in the International forum of Eurasian economic community leaders, which devoted to problems of the Eurasian integration.
Secretary of the Russian Security Council Vladimir Rushaylo takes part in the International forum of Eurasian economic community leaders, which devoted to problems of the Eurasian integration.
Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) and Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev (right) take part in the Eurasian Economic Community ('Yevrazes').