Vladimir Putin and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori shake hands prior to their bilateral meeting in Okinawa, July 2000.

Vladimir Putin meets with Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Tariq Aziz in Moscow, July 2000.

Vladimir Putin and Kyrgyzstan's President Askar Akayev exchange documents during a signing ceremony at the Kremlin, July 2000.

Vladimir Putin welcomes Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat at the Kremlin, August 2000.

Vladimir Putin talks with Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma during a summit of ex-Soviet states in Yalta, August 2000.

Vladimir Putin talks with Japan's Emperor Akihito during their lunch meeting at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, September 2000.

Vladimir Putin and Chinese parliament speaker Li Peng smile while they shake hands at the Kremlin, September 2000.

Vladimir Putin and Swedish Prime Minister Goeran Persson meet at the Kremlin, September 2000.

Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister of India Atal Behar Vajpayee wave after their meeting in Hyderabad House in New Delhi, October 2000.

Vladimir Putin speaks with World Bank President James Wolfensohn as they attend an opera in Mariinsky Theatre in St Petersburg, October 2000.