Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (center) seen at the Ritz Carlton Hotel, taking part in the conference "From the Customs Union to the Common Economic Space: Business Interests", July 12, 2011.

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Prime Minister Vladimir Putin seen at the Ritz Carlton Hotel, taking part in the conference "From the Customs Union to the Common Economic Space: Business Interests", July 12, 2011.

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Prime Minister Vladimir Putin seen at the Ritz Carlton Hotel, speaking at the conference "From the Customs Union to the Common Economic Space: Business Interests", July 12, 2011.

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Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (right) seen at the Ritz Carlton Hotel, attending the conference "From the Customs Union to the Common Economic Space: Business Interests", July 12, 2011.

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Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (left, background) seen at the Ritz Carlton Hotel, taking part in the conference "From the Customs Union to the Common Economic Space: Business Interests", July 12, 2011.

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Prime Minister Karim Masimov of Kazakhstan seen at the Ritz Carlton Hotel, taking part in the conference "From the Customs Union to the Common Economic Space: Business Interests".

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Prime Minister Mikhail Myasnikovich of Belarus seen at the Ritz Carlton Hotel, taking part in the conference "From the Customs Union to the Common Economic Space: Business Interests".

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Prime Minister Vladimir Putin speaking at the conference "From the Customs Union to the Common Economic Space: Business Interests", the Ritz Carlton Hotel, July 12, 2011.

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Prime Minister Vladimir Putin speaking at the conference "From the Customs Union to the Common Economic Space: Business Interests", the Ritz Carlton Hotel, July 12, 2011.

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Prime Minister Vladimir Putin speaking at the conference "From the Customs Union to the Common Economic Space: Business Interests", the Ritz Carlton Hotel, July 12, 2011.

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Prime Minister Vladimir Putin speaking at the conference "From the Customs Union to the Common Economic Space: Business Interests", the Ritz Carlton Hotel, July 12, 2011.

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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, background 4th left, attends the conference From Customs Union to Common Economic Space: Business Interests at Ritz-Carlton hotel, July 12, 2011. Background left: President of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs, Alexander Shokhin.

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Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (right) seen at the Ritz Carlton Hotel, taking part in the conference "From the Customs Union to the Common Economic Space: Business Interests", July 12, 2011. Left: Prime Minister Karim Masimov of Kazakhstan.

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Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (third right) seen at the Ritz Carlton Hotel before attending the conference "From the Customs Union to the Common Economic Space: Business Interests", July 12, 2011. From right: Alexander Shokhin, President of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs, and Prime Minister Karim Masimov of Kazakhstan. From left: Anatoly Kharlap, Chairman of the Union of Non-Commercial Organizations, the Belarusian Confederation of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs, , Azat Peruashev, Board Chairman of the Kazkah National Economic Chamber, and Prime Minister Mikhail Myasnikovich of Belarus.

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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, 3rd right, attends the conference From Customs Union to Common Economic Space: Business Interests at Ritz-Carlton hotel, July 12, 2011.

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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin speaks at the conference From Customs Union to Common Economic Space: Business Interests at Ritz-Carlton hotel, July 12, 2011.

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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, 2nd left, attends the conference From Customs Union to Common Economic Space: Business Interests at Ritz-Carlton hotel, July 12, 2011. Left: President of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs, Alexander Shokhin. From right: Kazakh Prime Minister Karim Massimov and Belarusian Prime Minister Mikhail Myasnikovich.

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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, center, attends the conference From Customs Union to Common Economic Space: Business Interests at Ritz-Carlton hotel, July 12, 2011. From right: President of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs, Alexander Shokhin, and Kazakh Prime Minister Karim Massimov. From left: Kazakh National Economic Chamber chairman Azat Peruashev and Belarusian Prime Minister Mikhail Myasnikovich.

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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, center, attends the conference From Customs Union to Common Economic Space: Business Interests at Ritz-Carlton hotel, July 12, 2011. Right: President of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs, Alexander Shokhin. Left: Belarusian Prime Minister Mikhail Myasnikovich.

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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, 2nd left, before the conference From Customs Union to Common Economic Space: Business Interests at Ritz-Carlton hotel, July 12, 2011. Left: President of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs, Alexander Shokhin. 3rd left: Kazakh National Economic Chamber chairman Azat Peruashev. From right: Belarusian Prime Minister Mikhail Myasnikovich and Russian government's chief of staff Yury Ushakov.

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