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RUSSIAN PRESIDENT PUTIN VISITS RUSSIAN KOMI REPUBLIC

Russian Energy Minister Viktor Khristenko smiles during a meeting in Syktyvkar of Russian Komi Republic (900 miles East of Moscow), April 6, 2006. Khristenko joined Russian President Vladimir Putin during his visit to look into the current condition of the local timber industry and the prospects for its development. (UPI Photo/Anatoli Zhdanov)

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