Russian Prime Minister Dmitri Medvedev (top R) stands next to Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao (bottom R), Lao President Choummaly Sayasone (bottom L) and Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg (top L) as they prepare to pose for a group photo prior to the opening of the ninth...
Pakistan's Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf (C) gestures as he walks together with Thai Prime Minister Shinawatra Yingluck (L), Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen (R) and Russian Prime Minister Dmitri Medvedev towards a meeting room for the opening ceremony of the ninth Asia-Europe
Myanmar's President Thein Sein arrives to attend the opening ceremony of the ninth Asia-Europe (ASEM 9) summit in Vientiane on November 5, 2012. Dozens of European and Asian leaders will gather in impoverished Laos on November 5 for a major summit set to be dominated by the eurozone
British Foreign Secretary William Hague (2nd L), his German counterpart Guido Westerwelle (L) and Brunei's Sultan Bolkhiah (3rd L) move to the meeting room for the opening ceremony of the ninth Asia-Europe (ASEM 9) summit in Vientiane on November 5, 2012. The two-day bi-annual summit
Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard (R) talks with her Danish counterpart Helle Thorning Shmidt as they wait for a group photo session prior to the opening ceremony of the ninth Asia-Europe (ASEM 9) summit in Vientiane on November 5, 2012. The two-day bi-annual summit began
Russian Prime Minister Dmitri Medvedev ( R) talks with Polish Prime Minister Donalk Tusk (C) as they leave the opening ceremony of the ninth Asia-Europe (ASEM 9) summit in Vientiane on November 5, 2012. The two-day bi-annual summit began in the capital of the Southeast Asian landlock
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (front R) stands next to Luxembourg's Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker (front L), French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius (top L) as they prepare to pose for a group photo prior to the opening of the ninth Asia-Europe (ASEM 9) summit