Vladimir Litvin and Sergey Mironov

Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Vladimir Litvin (left) and chairman of the Federation Council of the Russian Parliament Sergey Mironov (the second from the right) before the meeting-requiem on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of reburial of Taras Shevchenko, in St. Petersburg, on Monday, May 16, 2011. Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Vladimir Litvin has paid an official visit to St Petersburg and participated in the CIS Interparliamentary Assembly. Litvin has met with Chairman of the Federation Council of the Russian Parliament Sergey Mironov. Photo by Anastasiya Sirotkina / POOL / UNIAN