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Defense Secretary James N. Mattis and his Turkish counterpart stand and shake hands in front of their nations' flags.

NATO Handshake

Defense Secretary James N. Mattis stands for a photo with Turkish Defense Minister Nurettin Canikli before bilateral discussion at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Feb. 14, 2018. U.S. NATO photo

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Tags: SecDef, nato, Travels, European Command, Eucom, James N. Mattis
Credit: U.S. Mission to NATO VIRIN: 180214-D-ZZ999-101Y.JPG

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