From left, background: Russian President Vladimir Putin and Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev attending the 11th Russia-Kazakhstan inter-regional cooperation forum, September 30, 2014. They are overlooking the signing of an agreement on mutual cooperation between the administration of the Atyrausk Region and the government of Bashkortostan. Second left, foreground: Rustem Khamitov, Head of the Republic of Bashkortostan. Second right, foreground: Baktykozha Izmukhamhbetov, head of the Atyrausk Region.30.09.2014#2501235
From left, background: Russian President Vladimir Putin and Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev attending the 11th Russia-Kazakhstan inter-regional cooperation forum, September 30, 2014. They are overlooking the signing of an agreement on mutual cooperation between Bipek Avto-Asia Auto (Kazakhstan) and Avtovaz (Russian Federation) Groups. Second left, foreground: Inge Andersson, Chairman, Avtovaz Management Board. Second right: Anatoly Balushkin, Chairman, Bipek Avto-Asia auto Group.30.09.2014#2501224
From left, background: Russian President Vladimir Putin and Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev attending the 11th Russia-Kazakhstan inter-regional cooperation forum, September 30, 2014. They are overlooking the signing of the Russian-Kazakh government agreement on radio spectrum usage on the Baikonur space center premices. From left, foreground: Russian Minister of Communications and Mass Media Nikolai Nikiforov and Kazakh Minister of Investment and Development Aset Isekeshev.30.09.2014#2501223
From left, background: Russian President Vladimir Putin and Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev attending the 11th Russia-Kazakhstan inter-regional cooperation forum, September 30, 2014. They are overlooking the signing of the Russian-Kazakh government agreement on frontier zone economic activities while extracting copper-sulphode ores at the Vesenne-Alchinsky depostis. Second left, foreground: Russian Minister of Natural Resources and Ecology Sergei Donskoi. Second right, foreground: Kazakh Minister of Investment and Development Aset Isekeshev.30.09.2014#2501222
From left: Russian President Vladimir Putin and Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev attending the ceremony of signing joint documents following the 11th Russia-Kazakhstan inter-regional cooperation forum, September 30, 2014.30.09.2014#2501221
From left: Russian President Vladimir Putin and Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev attending the ceremony of signing joint documents following the 11th Russia-Kazakhstan inter-regional cooperation forum, September 30, 2014.30.09.2014#2501220
Russian President Vladimir Putin (fourth right, background) attending the 11th Russia-Kazakhstan inter-regional cooperation forum, September 30, 2014. Third right, background: Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev. Second right, background: Bakytzhan Sagintayev, Deputy Prime Minister of Kazakhstan.30.09.2014#2501207
Russian President Vladimir Putin to attend the 11th Russia-Kazakhstan inter-regional cooperation forum, September 30, 2014.30.09.2014#2501206
Russian President Vladimir Putin (second right) attending the 11th Russia-Kazakhstan inter-regional cooperation forum, September 30, 2014. Right: Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev. Left: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.30.09.2014#2501204
Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) and Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev attending the 11th Russia-Kazakhstan inter-regional cooperation forum, September 30, 2014.30.09.2014#2501203
Russian President Vladimir Putin (second right) attending the 11th Russia-Kazakhstan inter-regional cooperation forum, September 30, 2014. Right: Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev. From left: Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov.30.09.2014#2501202
Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) and Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev attending the 11th Russia-Kazakhstan inter-regional cooperation forum, September 30, 2014.30.09.2014#2501201
Russian President Vadimir Putin (left) and Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev attending the 11th Russia-Kazakhstan inter-regional cooperation forum, September 30, 2014.30.09.2014#2501199
Russian President Vadimir Putin (left) and Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev attending the 11th Russia-Kazakhstan inter-regional cooperation forum, September 30, 2014.30.09.2014#2501198
Russian President Vadimir Putin (foreground, second right) and Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev (foreground, right) observing an exhibition before the beginning of the plenary meeting of the Russia-Kazakhstan inter-regional cooperation forum, September 30, 2014.30.09.2014#2501174
Russian President Vadimir Putin (left), on his arrival in the Kazakh city of Atyrau for participation in the Russia-Kazakhstan inter-regional cooperation forum, meeting with Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev, September 30, 2014.30.09.2014#2501172
September 30, 2014. Russian President Vladimir Putin who has arrived in Atyrau, Kazakhstan, where he will attend a Russia-Kazakhstan inter-regional cooperation forum meets with President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev.30.09.2014#2501163
September 30, 2014. President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin who has arrived in Atyrau, Kazakhstan, where he will attend a Russia-Kazakhstan inter-regional cooperation forum.30.09.2014#2501162
September 30, 2014. Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, has arrived in Atyrau, Kazakhstan, where he will attend a Russia-Kazakhstan inter-regional cooperation forum. He is seen here meeting with President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev, right.30.09.2014#2501161
September 30, 2014. Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, has arrived in Atyrau, Kazakhstan, where he will attend a Russia-Kazakhstan inter-regional cooperation forum. He is seen here meeting with President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev, right.30.09.2014#2501160
September 30, 2014. Russian President Vladimir Putin, second right, and President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev, right, visit exhibition in the run-up to plenary meeting of the Russia-Kazakhstan inter-regional cooperation forum.30.09.2014#2501158
Russian President Vladimir Putin, second right, has arrived in Atyrau, Kazakhstan, where he will attend a Russia-Kazakhstan inter-regional cooperation forum. This photo shows the welcoming ceremony at the airport. Right: Mikhail Bocharnikov, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Kazakhstan.30.09.2014#2501151
Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, has arrived in Atyrau, Kazakhstan, where he will attend a Russia-Kazakhstan inter-regional cooperation forum. This photo shows the welcoming ceremony at the airport. From left: Bakytjan Sagintayev, Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan, and Yerdan Idrisov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan.30.09.2014#2501148