Arkhangelsk region Governor Ilya Mikhalchuk (pictures) during a meeting with Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin in Arkhangelsk.22.09.2011#963298
September 22, 2011. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin during a meeting with Arkhangelsk region Governor Ilya Mikhalchuk in Arkhangelsk.22.09.2011#963297
September 22, 2011. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin during a meeting with Arkhangelsk region Governor Ilya Mikhalchuk (left to right) in Arkhangelsk.22.09.2011#963296
September 22, 2011. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin during a meeting with Arkhangelsk region Governor Ilya Mikhalchuk (left to right) in Arkhangelsk.22.09.2011#963295
September 22, 2011. President Olafur Ragnar Grimsson of Iceland (pictured) during a meeting with Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin in Arkhangelsk.22.09.2011#963283
September 22, 2011. President Olafur Ragnar Grimsson of Iceland (pictured) during a meeting with Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin in Arkhangelsk.22.09.2011#963282
September 22, 2011. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin speaks with President Olafur Ragnar Grimsson of Iceland during a meeting in Arkhangelsk.22.09.2011#963281
September 22, 2011. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin during a meeting with President Olafur Ragnar Grimsson of Iceland (right to left) in Arkhangelsk.22.09.2011#963280
September 22, 2011. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin speaks with President Olafur Ragnar Grimsson of Iceland (right to left) during a meeting in Arkhangelsk.22.09.2011#963279
September 22, 2011. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin during a meeting with President Olafur Ragnar Grimsson of Iceland (right to left) in Arkhangelsk.22.09.2011#963278
September 22, 2011. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and President Olafur Ragnar Grimsson of Iceland (right to left) greet each other during a meeting in Arkhangelsk.22.09.2011#963277
The ruling prince of Monaco Albert II (pictured) during a meeting with Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin in Arkhangelsk.22.09.2011#963238
The ruling prince of Monaco Albert II (pictured) during a meeting with Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin in Arkhangelsk.22.09.2011#963237
September 22, 2011. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (third from right) during a meeting with the ruling prince of Monaco Albert II (second from left) in Arkhangelsk.22.09.2011#963236
September 22, 2011. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin speaks with the ruling prince of Monaco Albert II (right to left) during a meeting in Arkhangelsk.22.09.2011#963235
September 22, 2011. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (second from right) speaks with the ruling prince of Monaco Albert II (left) during a meeting in Arkhangelsk.22.09.2011#963234
September 22, 2011. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin speaks with the ruling prince of Monaco Albert II (right to left) during a meeting in Arkhangelsk.22.09.2011#963233
September 22, 2011. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin speaks with the ruling prince of Monaco Albert II (right to left) during a meeting in Arkhangelsk.22.09.2011#963231
September 22, 2011. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and the ruling prince of Monaco Albert II (right to left) greet each other during a meeting in Arkhangelsk.22.09.2011#963230
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (third right, background) attending the plenary meeting of the Second International Forum "The Arctic: Territory of Dialogue", September 22, 2011. Left: Albert II, Sovereign Prince of Monaco.22.09.2011#963214
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin speaking at the plenary meeting of the Second International Forum "The Arctic: Territory of Dialogue", September 22, 2011.22.09.2011#963213
Arthur Chilingarov (second left), Vice-President of the Russian Geographical Society, the Russian president's special envoy for international cooperation in the Arctic and Antarctic, and Yury Trutnev (second right), Minister of Natural Resources and Ecology, attending the plenary meeting of the Second International Forum "The Arctic: Territory of Dialogue".22.09.2011#963212
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (center) attending the Second International Forum "The Arctic: Territory of Dialogue", September 22, 2011. Right: Sergei Shoigu, Minister of Civil Defense, Emergency Situations and Natural Disaster Aftermath Relief. Left: Albert II, Sovereign Prince of Monaco.22.09.2011#963211
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin speaking at the plenary meeting of the Second International Forum "The Arctic: Territory of Dialogue", September 22, 201122.09.2011#963210
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (second left) to attend the Second International Forum "The Arctic: Territory of Dialogue", September 22, 2011. Right, foreground: Arthur Chilingarov, Vice-President of the Russian Geographical Society, the Russian president's special envoy for international cooperation in the Arctic and Antarctic. Left: Albert II, Sovereign Prince of Monaco.22.09.2011#963209
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (foreground, right) seen at a video conference, launching the sea-based ice-proof stationary platform "Prirazlomnaya" built in Russia to develop the Prirazlomnaya shelf oil deposits in the South-Eastern part of the Barents Sea (the so-called Pechora Sea), September 22, 2011.22.09.2011#963208
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (right) to attend the Second International Forum "The Arctic: Territory of Dialogue", September 22, 2011. from left: Sergei Shoigu, Minister of Civil Defense, Emergency Situations and Natural Disaster Aftermath Relief, President Olafur Ragnar Grimsson of Iceland and Albert II, Sovereign Prince of Monaco.22.09.2011#963207
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (right) attending the Second International Forum "The Arctic: Territory of Dialogue", September 22, 2011. Left: Albert II, Sovereign Prince of Monaco22.09.2011#963164
Albert II, Sovereign Prince of Monaco, attending the Second International Forum "The Arctic: Territory of Dialogue".22.09.2011#963163
President Olafur Ragnar Grimsson of Iceland attending the Second International Forum "The Arctic: Territory of Dialogue".22.09.2011#963162
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin speaking at the plenary meeting of the Second International Forum "The Arctic: Territory of Dialogue", September 22, 201122.09.2011#963161
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin speaking at the plenary meeting of the Second International Forum "The Arctic: Territory of Dialogue", September 22, 201122.09.2011#963160
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (center, foreground) to attend the Second International Forum "The Arctic: Territory of Dialogue", September 22, 2011. From right: Arthur Chilingarov, Vice-President of the Russian Geographical Society, the Russian president's special envoy for international cooperation in the Arctic and Antarctic, and Sergei Shoigu, Minister of Civil Defense, Emergency Situations and Natural Disaster Aftermath Relief. From left: Sergei Ivanov, Vice-Prime Minister, and Albert II, Sovereign Prince of Monaco.22.09.2011#963159
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (right) to attend the Second International Forum "The Arctic: Territory of Dialogue", September 22, 2011. From left: Arthur Chilingarov, Vice-President of the Russian Geographical Society, the Russian president's special envoy for international cooperation in the Arctic and Antarctic, Albert II, Sovereign Prince of Monaco, Sergei Shmatko, Ministry of the Energy Industry, and President Olafur Ragnar Grimsson of Iceland..22.09.2011#963158
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin attending the Second International Forum "The Arctic: Territory of Dialogue", September 22, 2011. Left: Albert II, Sovereign Prince of Monaco.22.09.2011#963124
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin arriving at the Arkhangelsk airport, September 22, 2011.22.09.2011#963123
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin attending the Second International Forum "The Arctic: Territory of Dialogue", September 22, 2011. Left: Sergei Shoigu, Minister of Civil Defense, Emergency Situations and Natural Disaster Aftermath Relief. Second right|: Albert II, Sovereign Prince of Monaco. Fourth right: President Olafur Ragnar Grimsson of Iceland.22.09.2011#963122
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin arriving at the Arkhangelsk airport, September 22, 2011.22.09.2011#963121