January 23, 2010. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, right, meeting with Governor of the Stavropol Territory Valery Gayevsky in Pyatigorsk.

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January 23, 2010. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, center, chairing a meeting in Pyatigorsk to discuss the development of the economy and social services in the North Caucasus Federal District.

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From left: Russian Minister of Economic Development Elvira Nabiullina, Minister of Regional Development Viktor Basargin and Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin at the meeting in Pyatigorsk to discuss the development of the economy and social services in the North Caucasus Federal District.

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January 23, 2010. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, right, chairing a meeting in Pyatigorsk to discuss the development of the economy and social services in the North Caucasus Federal District. Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin, left.

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Russian Minister of Economic Development Elvira Nabiullina at the meeting in Pyatigorsk to discuss the development of the economy and social services in the North Caucasus Federal District.

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January 23, 2010. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, right, chairing a meeting in Pyatigorsk to discuss the development of the economy and social services in the North Caucasus Federal District.

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January 23, 2010. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin chairing a meeting in Pyatigorsk to discuss the development of the economy and social services in the North Caucasus Federal District.

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January 23, 2010. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin chairing a meeting in Pyatigorsk to discuss the development of the economy and social services in the North Caucasus Federal District.

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January 23, 2010. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin chairing a meeting in Pyatigorsk to discuss the development of the economy and social services in the North Caucasus Federal District.

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January 23, 2010. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin chairing a meeting in Pyatigorsk to discuss the development of the economy and social services in the North Caucasus Federal District.

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January 23, 2010. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, right, chairing a meeting in Pyatigorsk to discuss the development of the economy and social services in the North Caucasus Federal District.

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January 23, 2010. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin chairing a meeting in Pyatigorsk to discuss the development of the economy and social services in the North Caucasus Federal District.

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January 23, 2010. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin chairing a meeting in Pyatigorsk to discuss the development of the economy and social services in the North Caucasus Federal District.

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January 23, 2010. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, left, arrived in Pyatigorsk. Presidential Envoy Plenipotentiary to the North Caucasus Federal District Alexander Khloponin, right.

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