Slovak President Ivan Gasparovic, right, meeting with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev at Bratislava's Grassalkovich Palace on April 7, 2010.07.04.2010#620538
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, left, laying a wreath at Bratislava's Slavín war memorial to Soviet soldiers to mark the 65th anniversary of Slovakia's liberation by the Soviet Army in World War II, April 7, 2010.07.04.2010#620537
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, left, laying a wreath at Bratislava's Slavín war memorial to Soviet soldiers to mark the 65th anniversary of Slovakia's liberation by the Soviet Army in World War II, April 7, 2010.07.04.2010#620536
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev speaking at a ceremony at Bratislava's Slavín war memorial to Soviet Army soldiers to mark the 65th anniversary of Slovakia's liberation by the Soviet Army in World War II, April 7, 2010.07.04.2010#620477
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev after laying a wreath at Bratislava's Slavín war memorial to Soviet Army soldiers to mark the 65th anniversary of Slovakia's liberation by the Soviet Army in World War II, April 7, 2010.07.04.2010#620472
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev after laying a wreath at Bratislava's Slavín war memorial to Soviet Army soldiers to mark the 65th anniversary of Slovakia's liberation by the Soviet Army in World War II, April 7, 2010.07.04.2010#620471
Fighter aircrafts seen at Bratislava's Slavín war memorial to Soviet soldiers during a ceremony marking the 65th anniversary of Slovakia's liberation by the Soviet Army in World War II, April 7, 2010.07.04.2010#620470
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, 2nd right, laying a wreath at Bratislava's Slavín war memorial to Soviet Army soldiers to mark the 65th anniversary of Slovakia's liberation by the Soviet Army in World War II, April 7, 2010.07.04.2010#620469
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, left, and Slovak President Ivan Gasparovic attending a ceremony at Bratislava's Slavín war memorial to Soviet Army soldiers to mark the 65th anniversary of Slovakia's liberation by the Soviet Army in World War II, April 7, 2010.07.04.2010#620445
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, left, and Slovak President Ivan Gasparovic attending a ceremony at Bratislava's Slavín war memorial to Soviet Army soldiers to mark the 65th anniversary of Slovakia's liberation by the Soviet Army in World War II, April 7, 2010.07.04.2010#620444
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, right, and Slovak President Ivan Gasparovic attending a ceremony at Bratislava's Slavín war memorial to Soviet Army soldiers to mark the 65th anniversary of Slovakia's liberation by the Soviet Army in World War II, April 7, 2010.07.04.2010#620443
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, background, and Slovak President Ivan Gasparovic laying wreaths at Bratislava's Slavín war memorial to Soviet Army soldiers to mark the 65th anniversary of Slovakia's liberation by the Soviet Army in World War II, April 7, 2010.07.04.2010#620442
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev after laying a wreath at Bratislava's Slavín war memorial to Soviet Army soldiers to mark the 65th anniversary of Slovakia's liberation by the Soviet Army in World War II, April 7, 2010.07.04.2010#620441
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, foreground right, laying a wreath at Bratislava's Slavín war memorial to Soviet Army soldiers to mark the 65th anniversary of Slovakia's liberation by the Soviet Army in World War II, April 7, 2010.07.04.2010#620431
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, left, and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, center, attending a ceremony at Bratislava's Slavín war memorial to Soviet Army soldiers to mark the 65th anniversary of Slovakia's liberation by the Soviet Army in World War II, April 7, 2010.07.04.2010#620430
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, left, and WWII veterans attending a ceremony at Bratislava's Slavín war memorial to Soviet Army soldiers to mark the 65th anniversary of Slovakia's liberation by the Soviet Army in World War II, April 7, 2010.07.04.2010#620429
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, right, and WWII veterans attending a ceremony at Bratislava's Slavín war memorial to Soviet Army soldiers to mark the 65th anniversary of Slovakia's liberation by the Soviet Army in World War II, April 7, 2010.07.04.2010#620425
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (foreground left), Slovak President Ivan Gasparovic (background left) and WW II veterans attending a ceremony at Bratislava's Slavín war memorial to Soviet Army soldiers to mark the 65th anniversary of Slovakia's liberation by the Soviet Army in World War II, April 7, 2010.07.04.2010#620424
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, 2nd left, and Slovak President Ivan Gasparovic, right, attending a ceremony at Bratislava's Slavín war memorial to Soviet Army soldiers to mark the 65th anniversary of Slovakia's liberation by the Soviet Army in World War II, April 7, 2010.07.04.2010#620423
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, left, meeting with children at a ceremony at Bratislava's Slavín war memorial to Soviet Army soldiers to mark the 65th anniversary of Slovakia's liberation by the Soviet Army in World War II, April 7, 2010.07.04.2010#620422
Slovak National Council Speaker Pavol Paška (4th right) meeting with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (3rd left) at the Slovak National Council building in Bratislava on April 7, 2010.07.04.2010#620357
Slovak National Council Speaker Pavol Paška, right, meeting with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev at the Slovak National Council building in Bratislava on April 7, 2010.07.04.2010#620356
Slovak National Council Speaker Pavol Paška, right, meeting with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev at the Slovak National Council building in Bratislava on April 7, 2010.07.04.2010#620355
Slovak National Council Speaker Pavol Paška, right, meeting with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev at the Slovak National Council building in Bratislava on April 7, 2010.07.04.2010#620354
Slovak National Council Speaker Pavol Paška, 2nd right, meeting with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, left, at the Slovak National Council building in Bratislava on April 7, 2010.07.04.2010#620352
Russian Railways chief Vladimir Yakunin (left) and Slovakia's Tatravagonka company board chairman Alexei Belyayev (right) sign joint documents following talks at Bratislava's Grassalkovich Palace on April 7, 2010, with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (foreground left) and Slovak President Ivan Gasparovic attending the ceremony.07.04.2010#620319
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (2nd left) and Slovak President Ivan Gasparovic (2nd right) bestow awards to Major General Georgy Zverev (left) and Slovak Anti-Fascist Fighters Union's central committee member, Colonel Anton Droppa (right), at a ceremony delivering state awards to Russian and Slovak WWII veterans engaged in military operations liberating Slovakia, April 7, 2010.07.04.2010#620317
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev bestows award to Sergeant Major Vladimir Lebedev at a ceremony delivering state awards to Russian and Slovak WWII veterans engaged in military operations liberating Slovakia, April 7, 2010.07.04.2010#620316
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, left, and Slovak President Ivan Gasparovic attend the joint documents signing ceremony following talks at Bratislava's Grassalkovich Palace on April 7, 2010.07.04.2010#620315
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, left, and Slovak President Ivan Gasparovic meeting for talks at Bratislava's Grassalkovich Palace on April 7, 2010.07.04.2010#620314
Russian Railways chief Vladimir Yakunin, left, and Slovakia's Tatravagonka company board chairman Alexei Belyayev signing joint documents following Russian-Slovak talks at Bratislava's Grassalkovich Palace on April 7, 2010.07.04.2010#620313
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, right, and Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico attending a presentation of the project to integrate Russian Railways and European railway companies, April 7, 2010.07.04.2010#620226
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, right, and Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico attending a presentation of the project to integrate Russian Railways and European railway companies, April 7, 2010.07.04.2010#620225
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, foreground left, and Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico attending a presentation of the project to integrate Russian Railways and European railway companies, April 7, 2010.07.04.2010#620223
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, left, and Slovak President Ivan Gasparovic attend a ceremony for signing joint documents following talks at Bratislava's Grassalkovich Palace on April 7, 2010.07.04.2010#620222
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, left, and Slovak President Ivan Gasparovic attend a ceremony for signing joint documents following talks at Bratislava's Grassalkovich Palace on April 7, 2010.07.04.2010#620220
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, left, and Slovak President Ivan Gasparovic holding joint press conference following Russian-Slovak talks on April 7, 2010.07.04.2010#620219
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, left, and Slovak President Ivan Gasparovic holding joint press conference following Russian-Slovak talks on April 7, 2010.07.04.2010#620218
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (foreground left) and Slovak President Ivan Gasparovic (foreground 2nd left) attend a ceremony for signing joint documents at Grassalkovich Palace on April 7, 2010, with Russia's Federal Migration Service chief Konstantin Romodanovsky and Slovak Interior Minister Robert Kalinak in foreground.07.04.2010#620079
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (right), Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico (center) and Russian Railways chief Vladimir Yakunin (left) attending a presentation of the project to integrate Russian Railways and European railway companies, April 7, 2010.07.04.2010#620078
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (right), Slovakia's Tatravagonka company board chairman Alexei Belyayev (2nd left) and Russian Railways chief Vladimir Yakunin (left) after a ceremony for signing joint documents at Bratislava's Grassalkovich Palace on April 7, 2010.07.04.2010#620077
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (right), Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico (2nd right) and Russian Railways chief Vladimir Yakunin (center) attending a presentation of the project to integrate Russian Railways and European railway companies, April 7, 2010.07.04.2010#620076
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (foreground left) and Slovak President Ivan Gasparovic (foreground 2nd left) attend a ceremony for signing joint documents at Bratislava's Grassalkovich Palace on April 7, 2010, with Russian Railways chief Vladimir Yakunin and Slovakia's Tatravagonka company board chairman Alexei Belyayev in foreground.07.04.2010#620075
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev speaks at a ceremony delivering state awards to Russian and Slovak WWII engaged in military operations liberating Slovakia, April 7, 2010.07.04.2010#620074
April 7, 2010. President Dmitry Medvedev, second from left, during Russian-Slovakian talks at the presidential palace.07.04.2010#619975
April 7, 2010. President Dmitry Medvedev, second from left, and his Slovakian counterpart Ivan Gasparovic, third from right, during talks at the presidential palace.07.04.2010#619974
April 7, 2010. President Dmitry Medvedev, second from left, and his Slovakian counterpart Ivan Gasparovic, third from right, during talks at the presidential palace.07.04.2010#619972
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (foreground left) and Slovak President Ivan Gasparovic (foreground right) attending a ceremony to deliver state awards to Russian and Slovak WWII veterans engaged in military operations liberating Slovakia, April 7, 2010, with guard foreman Vladimir Lebedev in the center.07.04.2010#619917
From left: Russian veterans engaged in WWII military operations to liberate Slovakia, Colonel Alexander Fadin, Sergeant Major Vladimir Lebedev and Major General Georgy Zverev, after being awarded with Order of the White Double Cross 1st Class by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Slovak President Ivan Gasparovic on April 7, 2010.07.04.2010#619915
April 7, 2010. Center, from left: President Dmitry Medvedev and his Slovakian counterpart Ivan Gasparovic presenting state awards to Russian and Slovakian veterans who fought for the liberation of Slovakia.07.04.2010#619914
April 7, 2010. President Dmitry Medvedev presenting state awards to Russian and Slovakian veterans who fought for the liberation of Slovakia.07.04.2010#619913
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, left, and Slovak President Ivan Gasparovic attending a ceremony to bestow state awards to Russian and Slovak WWII veterans engaged in military operations liberating Slovakia, April 7, 2010.07.04.2010#619912
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (2nd left) and Slovak President Ivan Gasparovic (center) bestow award to Slovak Anti-Fascist Fighters Union honor chairman Karol Schwarz at a ceremony delivering state awards to Russian and Slovak WWII engaged in military operations liberating Slovakia, April 7, 2010.07.04.2010#619911
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (2nd left) and Slovak President Ivan Gasparovic (center) bestow award to Slovak Anti-Fascist Fighters Union honor chairman Karol Schwarz at a ceremony delivering state awards to Russian and Slovak WWII engaged in military operations liberating Slovakia, April 7, 2010.07.04.2010#619910
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, foreground left, bestows award to the WWII foreign and ally armies resistance fighters group secretary Jan Minarik at a ceremony delivering state awards to Russian and Slovak WWII engaged in military operations liberating Slovakia, April 7, 2010.07.04.2010#619909
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, left, bestowing award to Colonel Anton Droppa at a ceremony delivering state awards to Russian and Slovak WWII engaged in military operations liberating Slovakia, April 7, 2010.07.04.2010#619908
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, foreground left, bestowing award to Colonel Anton Droppa at a ceremony delivering state awards to Russian and Slovak WWII engaged in military operations liberating Slovakia, April 7, 2010.07.04.2010#619907
April 7, 2010. President Dmitry Medvedev, left, and his Slovakian counterpart Ivan Gasparovic, right, presenting state awards to Russian and Slovakian veterans who fought for the liberation of Slovakia. Center: Colonel Alexander Fadin.07.04.2010#619906
April 7, 2010. President Dmitry Medvedev, left, and his Slovakian counterpart Ivan Gasparovic, right, presenting state awards to Russian and Slovakian veterans who fought for the liberation of Slovakia. Center: Major General Georgy Zverev.07.04.2010#619905
April 7, 2010. President Dmitry Medvedev, left, and his Slovakian counterpart Ivan Gasparovic meeting at the presidential palace.07.04.2010#619860