Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong (L) chats with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev during a call at the Istana presidential palace in Singapore on November 16, 2009. Medvedev made the first ever official visit by a Russian leader to Singapore to forge stronger ties with the high-tech island as he seeks to modernize Russia's economy. Getty Images logo Getty Images 4 months ago

Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong (L) chats with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev during a call at the Istana presidential palace in Singapore on November 16, 2009. Medvedev made the first ever official visit by a Russian leader to Singapore to forge stronger ties with the high-tech island as he seeks to modernize Russia's economy.

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  5. MOSCOW - MARCH 18: Russian President Dmitry Medvedev meets with winners of school and university olympiad at the Kremlin March 18, 2010 in Moscow, Russia. Medvedev said it was important to encourage the brightest and best students from Russia to Stay and work in their native country.
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  8. MOSCOW - MARCH 18: Russian President Dmitry Medvedev meets with winners of school and university olympiad at the Kremlin March 18, 2010 in Moscow, Russia. Medvedev said it was important to encourage the brightest and best students from Russia to Stay and work in their native country.
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  10. Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong (L) and Vietnam's Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung attend a welcoming ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi January 12, 2010. Lee is in Hanoi on a four-day visit from January 12 to 15.
  11. Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong (R) and Vietnam's Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung review the guards of honor during a welcoming ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi January 12, 2010. Lee is in Hanoi on a four-day visit from January 12 to 15.
  12. Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong (R) and Vietnam's Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung review the guards of honor during a welcoming ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi January 12, 2010. Lee is in Hanoi on a four-day visit from January 12 to 15.
  13. Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong (R) and Vietnam's Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung (L) walk in the Presidential Palace's garden in Hanoi January 12, 2010. Lee is in Hanoi on a four-day visit from January 12 to 15.
  14. Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong (L) and Vietnam's Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung shake hands at the Government Office in Hanoi January 12, 2010. Lee is in Hanoi on a four-day visit from January 12 to 15.
  15. Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong (3rd L, front row) shakes hands with Vietnam's Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung while posing for a photo with leaders and businessmen from both governments after a signing ceremony at the Government Office in Hanoi January 12, 2010. Lee is in Hanoi on a four-day visit from January 12 to 15.
  16. Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong pauses during a meeting with Vietnam's Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung (not in picture) at the Government Office in Hanoi January 12, 2010. Lee is in Hanoi on a four-day visit from January 12 to 15.

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