From right: Secretary of the Russian Public Chamber and member of the Russian Academy of Sciences Yevgeny Velikhov, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, member of the Russian Academy of Sciences Nikolai Lavyorov and British Professor Brian Spalding at the "Price of Oil" session of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.05.06.2009#400491
June 5, 2009. From right: Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, Deputy Prime Minister Igor Sechin and LUKoil President Vagit Alekperov during a meeting with heads of Russian and international energy companies at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.05.06.2009#400452
June 5, 2009. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, foreground, during a meeting with heads of Russian and international energy companies at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.05.06.2009#400451
June 5, 2009. President Dmitry Medvedev meeting with heads of domestic and foreign energy companies at the 13th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.05.06.2009#400450
June 5, 2009. President Dmitry Medvedev meeting with heads of domestic and foreign energy companies at the 13th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.05.06.2009#400449
June 5, 2009. President Dmitry Medvedev meeting with heads of Russian and foreign energy companies at the 13th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.05.06.2009#400444
June 5, 2009. President Dmitry Medvedev meeting with heads of Russian and foreign energy companies at the 13th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.05.06.2009#400443
Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller, left, and Chairman of the Board of the Renova group of companies Viktor Vekselberg before President Dmitry Medvedev's meeting with the heads of domestic and foreign energy companies at the 13th International Economic Forum.05.06.2009#400442
Chairman of Nord Stream's Committee of Shareholders, and former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, left, and BP CEO Tony Hayward before President Dmitry Medvedev's meeting with the heads of domestic and foreign energy companies at the 13th International Economic Forum.05.06.2009#400441
Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller, on the photo, before President Dmitry Medvedev's meeting with the heads of domestic and foreign energy companies at the 13th International Economic Forum.05.06.2009#400439
Deputy Prime Minister Igor Sechin, right, and Lukoil President Vagit Alekperov before President Dmitry Medvedev's meeting with the heads of domestic and foreign energy companies at the 13th International Economic Forum.05.06.2009#400438
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev at the "Price of Oil" session of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.05.06.2009#400427
President Dmitry Medvedev speaking at the ceremony of presenting Global Energy awards at the 13th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.05.06.2009#400418
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev at the "Global Economic Crisis: First Lessons and Leading the Way forward" session of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.05.06.2009#400416
June 5, 2009. President Dmitry Medvedev, second left, and his Filipino counterpart Gloria Arroyo, second right, during the meeting on the global economic crisis at the 13th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.05.06.2009#400408
June 5, 2009. President Dmitry Medvedev speaking at the meeting on the global economic crisis during the 13th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.05.06.2009#400407
June 5, 2009. President Dmitry Medvedev meets with his Finnish counterpart Tarja Halonen during the 13th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.05.06.2009#400404
June 5, 2009. President Dmitry Medvedev meets with his Finnish counterpart Tarja Halonen during the 13th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.05.06.2009#400403
June 5, 2009. President Dmitry Medvedev meeting with his Finnish counterpart Tarja Halonen at the 13th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.05.06.2009#400402
June 5, 2009. President Dmitry Medvedev meeting with his Filipino counterpart Gloria Arroyo at the 13th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.05.06.2009#400401
June 5, 2009. President Dmitry Medvedev, right, presented a gold medal to the winner of the Global Energy award Academician Nikolai Laverov (Russian Academy of Sciences) during the 13th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.05.06.2009#400389
June 5, 2009. President Dmitry Medvedev, right, presenting a golden medal to the winner of the Global Energy award to Academician Alexei Kontorovich, director of the Institute of Oil and Gas of the Russian Academy of Sciences' Siberian branch during the 13th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.05.06.2009#400388
June 5, 2009. President Dmitry Medvedev, right, presenting a gold medal to the winner of the Global Energy award Professor Brian Spolding from Britain during the 13th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.05.06.2009#400387
From left: Russian Scientific Academy fellow Nikolai Laverov, President Dmitry Medvedev and Russian Public Chamber Secretary/Russian Scientific Academy fellow Yevgeny Velikhov participating in the work of the oil price section at the 13th St.Petersburg International Economic Forum, June 5, 2009.05.06.2009#400380
From left: Russian Scientific Academy fellow Nikolai Laverov, President Dmitry Medvedev and Russian Public Chamber Secretary/Russian Scientific Academy fellow Yevgeny Velikhov participating in the work of the oil price section at the 13th St.Petersburg International Economic Forum, June 5, 2009.05.06.2009#400379
(From left:) President Dmitry Medvedev and Vice-Prime Minister Igor Sechin participating in the work of the oil price section at the 13th St.Petersburg International Economic Forum, June 5, 2009.05.06.2009#400378
President Dmitry Medvedev participates in the 13th St.Petersburg international economic forum to deal with the first lessons of the global economic crisis and look into the future.05.06.2009#400350
President Dmitry Medvedev speaking at the 13th St.Petersburg international economic forum to deal with the first lessons of the global economic crisis and look into the future, June 5, 2009.05.06.2009#400349
President Dmitry Medvedev (third right) participating in the 13th St.Petersburg international economic forum to deal with the first lessons of the global economic crisis and look into the future, June 5, 2009.05.06.2009#400348
Gerhardt Schroeder, former German chancellor and head of the Nord Stream AG Shareholders' Committee, and Maria Martimoro, the USA"s CNBC anchor participating in the 13th St.Petersburg International Economic Forum to deal with the first lessons of the global economic crisis and look into the future.05.06.2009#400324
As President Dmitry Medvedev, a participant in the 13th St.Petersburg International Economic Forum, looked on, Gazprom CEO Aleksei Miller (right) and E.ON Ruhrgas AG CEO Bernhard Reutersberg (left) signed an agreement on the exchange of assets related to gas extraction and gas trade.05.06.2009#400322
As President Dmitry Medvedev (right), a participant in the 13th St.Petersburg International Economic Forum, looked on, Gazprom CEO Aleksei Miller (center) and E.ON Ruhrgas AG CEO Bernhard Reutersberg (left) signed an agreement on the exchange of assets related to gas extraction and gas trade.05.06.2009#400321
From right: Junichiro Koizumi, ex-prime minister of Japan, Gerhardt Schroeder, former German chancellor and head of the Nord Stream AG Shareholders' Committee, and Maria Martimoro, the USA"s CNBC anchor participating in the 13th St.Petersburg International Economic Forum to deal with the first lessons of the global economic crisis and look into the future.05.06.2009#400320
June 5, 2009. President Dmitry Medvedev speaking at a meeting of the 13th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum entitled "The Global Economic Crisis: The First Lessons and a View of the Future."05.06.2009#400315
June 5, 2009. President Dmitry Medvedev speaking at a meeting of the 13th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum entitled "The Global Economic Crisis: The First Lessons and a View of the Future."05.06.2009#400305
June 5, 2009. President Dmitry Medvedev speaking at a meeting of the 13th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum entitled "The Global Economic Crisis: The First Lessons and a View of the Future."05.06.2009#400304
June 5, 2009. President Dmitry Medvedev speaking at a meeting of the 13th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum entitled "The Global Economic Crisis: The First Lessons and a View of the Future."05.06.2009#400290
June 5, 2009. President Dmitry Medvedev speaking at a meeting of the 13th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum entitled "The Global Economic Crisis: The First Lessons and a View of the Future."05.06.2009#400289
June 5, 2009. From left: Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, President Dmitry Medvedev, and Rosnano (Russian Nanotechnology Corporation) head Anatoly Chubais attending the 13th St. Petersburg Economic Forum.05.06.2009#400288
June 5, 2009. President Dmitry Medvedev, Rosnano director general Anatoly Chubais, from left, foreground, Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan, and St. Petersburg Governor Valentina Matviyenko attending the 13th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.05.06.2009#400287
June 5, 2009. From left: Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, President Dmitry Medvedev, and Rosnano (Russian Nanotechnology Corporation) head Anatoly Chubais attending the 13th St. Petersburg Economic Forum.05.06.2009#400286
June 5, 2009. From left: President Dmitry Medvedev, Rosnano director general Anatoly Chubais, and St. Petersburg Governor Valentina Matviyenko attending the 13th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.05.06.2009#400285
June 5, 2009. President Dmitry Medvedev, center, and Sberbank head German Gref, third from left, attending the 13th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.05.06.2009#400282
June 5, 2009. President Dmitry Medvedev examining stands at the 13th St. Petersburg Economic Forum.05.06.2009#400281
June 5, 2009. President Dmitry Medvedev, left, and Sberbank head German Gref attending the 13th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.05.06.2009#400280
June 5, 2009. President Dmitry Medvedev, left, and Sberbank head German Gref attending the 13th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.05.06.2009#400279
June 5, 2009. President Dmitry Medvedev, left, and Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller examining stands at the 13th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.05.06.2009#400275
June 5, 2009. From right, foreground: President Dmitry Medvedev and his Philippine counterpart Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo entering the Lenexpo exhibition center, which hosts the 13th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.05.06.2009#400274
June 5, 2009. From left: Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, President Dmitry Medvedev, Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan, and Abkhazian President Sergei Bagapsh examining stands at the 13th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.05.06.2009#400273
