Participants of an OSCE summit

From the left to right: President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovich, President of Albania Bamir Topi, Chancellor of Germany Angla Merkel during the Astana Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Summit, in Astana (Kazakhstan), on Wednesday, December 1, 2010. President Viktor Yanukovich took part in the opening the Astana Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Summit. Participants of the Summit are Heads of States and Governments of 56 OSCE members, 12 Partners for Co-operation, and representatives of other international and regional organizations. After the opening ceremony, the first session of the OSCE Summit has begun, at which the President of Ukraine is scheduled to deliver a speech. Photo by Andrey Mosienko / POOL / UNIAN