Russian President Dmitry Medvedev met with U.S. President Barack Obama in Seoul; South Ossetia held presidential elections; Pope Benedict XVI visited Mexico and Cuba – these and many other events in RIA Novosti’s weekly image gallery.
© RIA Novosti . Mikhail Klementiev / Go to the mediabankAn international nuclear security summit was held in South Korea on March 26-27. In the photo: U.S. President Barack Obama, Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev at the summit.
An international nuclear security summit was held in South Korea on March 26-27. In the photo: U.S. President Barack Obama, Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev at the summit.
© RIA Novosti . Mikhail Mokrushin / Go to the mediabankEx-chair of State Defense Committee Leonid Tibilov won South Ossetia presidential elections with 42.48 percent of the vote, falling short of the 50% cutoff for a first round win, human rights ombudsmen David Sanakoyev won 24.58 percent. Both the European Union and the United States refuse to recognize as legitimate the March 25 presidential vote.
Ex-chair of State Defense Committee Leonid Tibilov won South Ossetia presidential elections with 42.48 percent of the vote, falling short of the 50% cutoff for a first round win, human rights ombudsmen David Sanakoyev won 24.58 percent. Both the European Union and the United States refuse to recognize as legitimate the March 25 presidential vote.
© RIA Novosti . Ekaterina ShtukinaRussia's President Medvedev called for a key role for the BRICS nations in world affairs, and demanded faster modernization of the world financial system to reflect their growing role, following talks with BRICS nations leaders in Delhi on Thursday. In the photo: Medvedev and Indian PM Manmohan Singh on the sidelines of the summit.
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© RIA Novosti . Ekaterina Shtukina
Russia's President Medvedev called for a key role for the BRICS nations in world affairs, and demanded faster modernization of the world financial system to reflect their growing role, following talks with BRICS nations leaders in Delhi on Thursday. In the photo: Medvedev and Indian PM Manmohan Singh on the sidelines of the summit.
© RIA Novosti . Anton Denisov / Go to the mediabankMuscovites on March 29 mourned the victims of twin rush-hour suicide bombings on the Moscow metro two years ago.
Muscovites on March 29 mourned the victims of twin rush-hour suicide bombings on the Moscow metro two years ago.