Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) shares a joke with Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov during the Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC) summit in Istanbul, 25 June 2007. The leaders of a dozen nations in the Black Sea region, including Russia, gathered in Istanbul, 25 June 2007 under tight security to discuss ways to boost trade and economic cooperation. The summit marks the 15th anniversary of the BSEC, which promotes stability and economic ties between nations that belonged to opposite camps during the Cold War. AFP PHOTO/ANATOLIAN NEWS AGENCY/POOL (Photo credit should read ANATOLIAN NEWS AGENCY/AFP/Getty Images)
