Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (R) and President and Chief Executive Officer of Siemens AG Peter Loscher meet for talks in Moscow, November 9, 2009. Reuters Pictures 1 week ago

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (R) and President and Chief Executive Officer of Siemens AG Peter Loscher meet for talks in Moscow, November 9, 2009.

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  1. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (L) talks with Chinese President Hu Jintao (R) at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing October 14, 2009. China and Russia signed a pact to notify each other of ballistic missile launch plans during Putin's visit this week to Beijing, Chinese media said on Wednesday.
  2. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (L) talks with Chinese President Hu Jintao (R) at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing October 14, 2009. China and Russia signed a pact to notify each other of ballistic missile launch plans during Putin's visit this week to Beijing, Chinese media said on Wednesday.
  3. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (L) talks with Chinese President Hu Jintao (not pictured) at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing October 14, 2009. China and Russia signed a pact to notify each other of ballistic missile launch plans during Putin's visit this week to Beijing, Chinese media said on Wednesday.
  4. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (L) shakes hands with Chinese President Hu Jintao at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing October 14, 2009. China and Russia signed a pact to notify each other of ballistic missile launch plans during Putin's visit this week to Beijing, Chinese media said on Wednesday.
  5. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (L) shakes hands with Chinese President Hu Jintao at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing October 14, 2009. China and Russia signed a pact to notify each other of ballistic missile launch plans during Putin's visit this week to Beijing, Chinese media said on Wednesday.
  6. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (L) attends talks with Chinese President Hu Jintao at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing October 14, 2009. China and Russia signed a pact to notify each other of ballistic missile launch plans during Putin's visit this week to Beijing, Chinese media said on Wednesday.
  7. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (L) attends talks with Chinese President Hu Jintao at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing October 14, 2009. China and Russia signed a pact to notify each other of ballistic missile launch plans during Putin's visit this week to Beijing, Chinese media said on Wednesday.
  8. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (L) and Wu Bangguo, Chairman of China's National People's Congress attend talks at the Great Hall of the People, in Beijing October 14, 2009. China and Russia signed a pact to notify each other of ballistic missile launch plans during Putin's visit this week to Beijing, Chinese media said on Wednesday.
  9. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (R) and Siemens Chief Executive Peter Loescher meet for talks in Moscow, November 9, 2009. Putin urged German conglomerate Siemens AG to to forge a strategic partnership with state nuclear firm Rosatom during talks on Monday, a union that could lead to a powerfull alliance.
  10. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (R) and President and Chief Executive Officer of Siemens AG Peter Loscher meet for talks in Moscow, November 9, 2009.
  11. FILE - Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Oct. 22, 2009 before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on NATO. German Siemens AG said Friday Oct. 23, 2009 that it has signed up former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and former German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer as consultants on international policy issues. The Munich-based industrial conglomerate said an agreement was signed in Berlin in mid-October. The experience and connections of the two former ministers will help strengthen Siemens' position in providing "answers and solutions to the challenges arising from the megatrends (of) globalization, urbanization, climate change and shifting demographics," a company statement said.
  12. Chief Minister of the western Indian state of Gujarat Narendra Modi (C) is watched by (L/R): Indian Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas Murli Deora, Chairman Torrent Group's mother Shardaben Mehta, Indian Minister of Power- Sushil Kumar Shinde and Member of the Managing Board of Siemens AG & CEO of the Energy Sector- Wolfgang Dehen while dedicating The Sujen Mega Power Project at Kamrej, some 275 kms. from Ahmedabad on September 30, 2009. The Sujen Mega Power Project is India's largest private sector gas-based power project and is amongst the first mega power projects in India.
  13. A pedestrian is reflected on the window of a shop selling 'Oba Mao' coin purses, designed by entrepreneur Liu Mingjie, in which he superimposed the face of US President Barack Obama over that of China's late revolutionary leader Mao Zedong onto t-shirts and bags as well for sale at his shop in the tourist Houhai district of Beijing on September 23, 2009. The shopowner who goes by the English name Stefan is a former engineer who worked for Germany's Siemens AG and US-based Cisco Systems before starting his business three years ago, according to state media, introduced the Oba Mao design bags and t-shirts, including coin purses, earlier this summer and says the shirts have been selling well.
  14. A pedestrian is reflected on the window of a shop selling 'Oba Mao' coin purses, designed by entrepreneur Liu Mingjie, in which he superimposed the face of US President Barack Obama over that of China's late revolutionary leader Mao Zedong onto t-shirts and bags as well for sale at his shop in the tourist Houhai district of Beijing on September 23, 2009. The shopowner who goes by the English name Stefan is a former engineer who worked for Germany's Siemens AG and US-based Cisco Systems before starting his business three years ago, according to state media, introduced the Oba Mao design bags and t-shirts, including coin purses, earlier this summer and says the shirts have been selling well.
  15. An assortment of magnets, including some with the 'Oba Mao' design by entrepreneur Liu Mingjie, in which he superimposed the face of US President Barack Obama over that of China's late revolutionary leader Mao Zedong for sale at his shop in the tourist Houhai district of Beijing on September 23, 2009. The shopowner who goes by the English name Stefan is a former engineer who worked for Germany's Siemens AG and US-based Cisco Systems before starting his business three years ago, according to state media, introduced the Oba Mao design bags and t-shirts, including coin purses, earlier this summer and says the shirts have been selling well. Also depicted are revolutionary images on the bottom and on top, former and current Chineese leaders Deng Xiaoping (L) and Hu Jintao (2/R), beside three Oba Mao magnets with English translations of phrases by Chairman Mao.
  16. Pedestrians are reflected on the window of a shop selling 'Oba Mao' coin purses, designed by entrepreneur Liu Mingjie, in which he superimposed the face of US President Barack Obama over that of China's late revolutionary leader Mao Zedong onto t-shirts and bags as well for sale at his shop in the tourist Houhai district of Beijing on September 23, 2009. The shopowner who goes by the English name Stefan is a former engineer who worked for Germany's Siemens AG and US-based Cisco Systems before starting his business three years ago, according to state media, introduced the Oba Mao design bags and t-shirts, including coin purses, earlier this summer and says the shirts have been selling well.

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