December 19, 2012. Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) and President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev at a joint press conference after a meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council in a closed format in the Kremlin.19.12.2012#1319893
December 19, 2012. President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko at the ceremony signing documents on the results of the meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council in a closed format in the Kremlin.19.12.2012#1319892
December 19, 2012. Russian President Vladimir Putin (center), President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev (third from left) and President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko (right) at a ceremony signing documents on the results of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council in a closed format in the Kremlin.19.12.2012#1319891
December 19, 2012. Russian President Vladimir Putin (center), President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev (third from left) and President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko (right) at a ceremony signing documents on the results of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council in a closed format in the Kremlin.19.12.2012#1319890
December 19, 2012. Russian President Vladimir Putin at a ceremony signing documents on the results of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council in a closed format in the Kremlin.19.12.2012#1319889
December 19, 2012. Russian President Vladimir Putin (center), President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev (left) and President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko (right) making a joint statement after a meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council in a closed format in the Kremlin.19.12.2012#1319887
Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan at their meeting following a session of the Eurasian Economic Council at the Moscow Kremlin, December 19, 2012.19.12.2012#1319834
Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko at their meeting following a session of the Eurasian Economic Council at the Moscow Kremlin, December 19, 2012.19.12.2012#1319833
Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko at the joint news conference following a limited attendance meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council at the Moscow Kremlin, December 19, 2012.19.12.2012#1319802
Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev at the joint news conference following a limited attendance meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council at the Moscow Kremlin, December 19, 2012.19.12.2012#1319800
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko at the joint news conference following a limited attendance meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council at the Moscow Kremlin, December 19, 2012.19.12.2012#1319799
From right: Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev make a joint statement following a limited attendance meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council at the Moscow Kremlin, December 19, 2012.19.12.2012#1319798
Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev at their meeting following a session of the Eurasian Economic Council at the Moscow Kremlin, December 19, 2012.19.12.2012#1319794
Background, from right: Russian President Vladimir Putin and Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev at the signing ceremony for Russian-Kazakh documents after a meeting of the EurAsEC Economic Council at the Moscow Kremlin, December 19, 2012. Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Vladislav Surkov, 2nd right, and Kazakh Deputy Prime Minister Kairat Kelimbetov, 2nd left, sign the intergovernmental memorandum of cooperation in setting up an emergency response system for Era-Glonass.19.12.2012#1319793
Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev at the signing ceremony for Russian-Kazakh documents after a meeting of the EurAsEC Economic Council at the Moscow Kremlin, December 19, 2012.19.12.2012#1319792
Russian President Vladimir Putin, 2nd right, and Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev, 2nd left, at the signing ceremony for Russian-Kazakh documents after a meeting of the EurAsEC Economic Council at the Moscow Kremlin, December 19, 2012.19.12.2012#1319791
Russian President Vladimir Putin, center, Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev, 2nd left, and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, 2nd right, at the ceremony for singing joint documents following a limited attendance meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council at the Moscow Kremlin, December 19, 2012.19.12.2012#1319738
Russian President Vladimir Putin, center, and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, foreground right, at the ceremony for singing joint documents following a limited attendance meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council at the Moscow Kremlin, December 19, 2012.19.12.2012#1319737
Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev at the ceremony for singing joint documents following a limited attendance meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council at the Moscow Kremlin, December 19, 2012.19.12.2012#1319736
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko at the ceremony for singing joint documents following a limited attendance meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council at the Moscow Kremlin, December 19, 2012.19.12.2012#1319735
Russian President Vladimir Putin at the ceremony for singing joint documents following a limited attendance meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council at the Moscow Kremlin, December 19, 2012.19.12.2012#1319734
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko at the ceremony for singing joint documents following a limited attendance meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council at the Moscow Kremlin, December 19, 2012.19.12.2012#1319733
Russian President Vladimir Putin, center, at a limited attendance meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council at the Moscow Kremlin, December 19, 2012. Left: Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev. Right: Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko.19.12.2012#1319628
Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and First Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov at a meeting of the EurAsEC Interstate Council and the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council at the heads of state level, December 19, 2012.19.12.2012#1319569
Russian President Vladimir Putin, far center, at a meeting of the EurAsEC Interstate Council and the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council at the heads of state level, December 19, 2012.19.12.2012#1319520
Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, signs documents at a meeting of the EurAsEC Interstate Council and the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council at the heads of state level, December 19, 2012. Left: Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov.19.12.2012#1319519
Russian President Vladimir Putin, background center, at a meeting of the EurAsEC Interstate Council and the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council at the heads of state level, December 19, 2012. Left: Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov. Right: Presidential Aide Yury Ushakov.19.12.2012#1319518