Vladimir Putin, Rem Viakhiriev,Islam Karimov,Heidar Aliyev, Viktor Chernomyrdin

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin , in center, smiles, surrounded by head of Russian Gazprom Rem Viakhiriev, left, Uzbek President Islam Karimov, second left, Azerbaijanian President Heidar Aliyev, second right and former Russian Prime Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin while they pose for photographers after the inauguration ceremony of newly-elected Ukraine's President Leonid Kuchma in Kiev, Ukraine, on Tuesday, November 30, 1999. Photo of Associated Press/ UNIAN