Turkmenistan's president, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov (l.), speaks with his Russian counterpart, President Vladimir Putin, after presenting him with a Turkmen shepherd dog, locally known as Alabai, as Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov (r.) and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov look on during a meeting in Sochi, Russia. The dog was called a late birthday gift to Mr. Putin.