Gesture towards: the most important handshake 2015

• Gesture meet: the most important handshake 2015

The system of continuing conflict of all against all play an important role handshake. The phrase "do not shake hands," is able to offend again and exacerbate the contradictions, photographers seek to capture the first meeting of the first persons to be "rukopozhatnym" pleasure and an honor. The most important, from the point of view of the Forbes, handshake passing year - in the photo gallery.

Putin and Obama

The first two years, a meeting of the American and Russian presidents took place September 28, 2015 in New York. Opening the meeting, Putin and Obama shook hands, but did not say a word. The meeting lasted nearly twice as long as planned - about 1 hour and 40 minutes. Putin called it a constructive and frank.

Castro and Pope

The first meeting of Fidel Castro and Pope Francis held on 20 September. It was held in an informal atmosphere, the pope and former President of Cuba exchanged gifts.

Si Jinping and Cameron

Chinese President Xi Jinping and British Prime Minister David Cameron met during an official visit of the Chinese head in October. During the meeting, several commercial transactions have been concluded, and the contract to build a nuclear power plant in the UK. Oct. 22, Xi Jinping arrived in the country house of Cameron, where he gave him a beer. The day before, at Buckingham Palace hosted a reception in honor of the Chinese leader.

Putin and Assad

October 20, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad visited Moscow on a working visit. During the visit, Assad held talks with Vladimir Putin. They discussed the fight against terrorism, Putin promised to "make a contribution not only in the course of military operations in the fight against terrorism, but also in the political process." In turn, Assad thanked the Russian leadership and said that if not for the actions of Russia, terrorism would spread in the region has a large area.

Obama and Saudi King

The meeting of President Obama and Saudi King Salman was held on 27 January. He expressed his readiness to support the agreement on the nuclear program between Iran and the five Western powers, including the United States.

Deysselblum and Yanis Varoufakis

Eurogroup head Jeroen Deysselblum (left) and Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis met January 30 at a press conference in Athens. Then Greece was faced with the next wave of the financial crisis, and in Parliament there were negotiations on the approval of the loan agreement with the EU and IMF.

Putin and Poroshenko

President Putin and President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko met the evening of February 11 before the start of negotiations in "Norman format" to resolve the crisis in the south-east of Ukraine. Meeting in Minsk lasted 15 hours and ended on February 12 noon. The next time they shook hands in Paris on October 2 before the start of four-party talks at the Elysee Palace.

Xi and Ma Ying-jeou

Chinese President Xi Jinping and President of Taiwan Ma Ying-jeou met on 7 November. The meeting was truly historic - the first since the separation of the island after World War II.

Obama and Castro

Against the background of a warming of relations between Cuba and the United States handshake Obama and Raul Castro does not seem so remarkable. Cuban President hopes for a speedy lifting of the trade embargo and the return of the territory on which is placed a military base of Guantanamo.

The Prince and the leader of the IRA

Meeting of Prince Charles and the chairman of the Irish party "Sinn Fein" Gerry Adams on May 19 became the first ever meeting of the leaders of the political wing of the IRA ( "Irish Republican Army") with a representative of the royal family.