24.06 When American and Russian Leaders Meet, a Photo Speaks Volumes

WASHINGTON, June 24 (by Suleiman Wali for RIA Novosti) � �A picture is worth a thousand words,� the saying goes, but a photo of world leaders meeting amidst political tensions may be worth much more.

Against a backdrop of diverging viewpoints about the war in Syria, US President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin met at the G8 Summit in Northern Ireland last week, and Western media highly played up photos of the two men appearing �grim-faced.�

Despite their disagreements, however, another photo of the presidents at the same meeting paints quite a different picture, with the two appearing jovial as they prepare to shake hands.