Astrakhan governor Alexander Zhilkin, left, Iranian Vice President Ali Saeedlou, third from left, Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov, second from right, and Transportation Minister Igor Levitin, right, during the Intergovernmental Economic Conference of The Caspian States in Astrakhan.

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Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov during the Intergovernmental Economic Conference of The Caspian States in Astrakhan.

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From left: Azeri First Deputy Prime Minister Yagub Abdullah Eyubov, Iranian Vice President Ali Saeedlou, Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov, Kazakh Deputy Prime Minister Umirzak Shukeyev and Turkmen Deputy Prime Minister Hojamyrat Geldimyradov during the Intergovernmental Economic Conference of The Caspian States in Astrakhan.

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First Deputy Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov (left) and Astrakhan Governor Alexander Zhilkin (right) having a stroll about the Astrakhan Kremlin after attending the inter-government economic conference of Caspian states.

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First Deputy Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov planting trees, an event which involved all the heads of the delegations attending the inter-government economic conference of Caspian states in Astrakhan.

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First Deputy Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov planting trees, an event which involved all the heads of the delegations attending the inter-government economic conference of Caspian states in Astrakhan.

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First Deputy Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov planting trees, an event which involved all the heads of the delegations attending the inter-government economic conference of Caspian states in Astrakhan.

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Elvira Nabiullina, Minister of Economic Development and Trade planting trees, an event which involved all the heads of the delegations attending the inter-government economic conference of Caspian states in Astrakhan.

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First Deputy Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov (center) and Astrakhan Governor Alexander Zhilkin (right) having a stroll about the city after attending the inter-government economic conference of Caspian states in Astrakhan.

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From right: First Deputy Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov and Astrakhan Governor Alexander Zhilkin having a stroll about the city after attending the inter-government economic conference of Caspian states in Astrakhan.

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From right: First Deputy Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov, Gazprom head Aleksei Miller and Astrakhan Governor Alexander Zhilkin having a stroll about the city after attending the inter-government economic conference of Caspian states in Astrakhan.

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Iranian Vice-President Ali Saeedlou (second left), First Deputy Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov (center), Astrakhan Governor Alexander Zhilkin (second right) and Gazprom head Aleksei Miller (right) having a stroll about the city after attending the inter-government economic conference of Caspian states in Astrakhan.

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From left: First Deputy Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov and Astrakhan Governor Alexander Zhilkin (right) having a stroll about the city after attending the inter-government economic conference of Caspian states in Astrakhan.

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From left: Azeri First Deputy Prime Minister Yagub Abdullah Eyubov, Iranian Vice-President Ali Saeedlou, Russian First Vice-Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov, Kazakh Vice-Prime Minister Umirzak Shukeyev and Turkmen Vice-Prime Minister Khodjamyrat Geldimyradov attending the inter-government economic conference of Caspian states in Astrakhan

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Russian Deputy Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov, Kazakh Deputy Prime Minister Umirzak Shukeyev and Azeri Deputy Prime Minister Yagub Eyyubov (left to right in hte foreground). An intergovernmental economic conference of the Caspian states in Astrakhan.

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Russian Deputy Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov and Iranian Vice President Ali Saidlu (right) at an intergovernmental economic conference of the Caspian states in Astrakhan.

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From left: Iranian Vice-President Ali Saeedlou, Russian First Vice-Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov and Kazakh Vice-Prime Minister Umirzak Shukeyev attending the inter-government economic conference of Caspian states in Astrakhan.

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