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Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter welcomes Russian Army Gen. Nikolay Y. Makarov, chief of the Russian general staff and first deputy defense minister general, to the Pentagon, July 12, 2012. The two held meetings to discuss areas of mutual defense interest.

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Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter welcomes Russian Army Gen. Nikolay Y. Makarov, chief of the Russian general staff and first deputy defense minister general, to the Pentagon, July 12, 2012. The two held meetings to discuss areas of mutual defense interest.

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