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U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta, right, meets with Uruguay Defense Minister Eleuterio Fernandez Huidobro a day before the 10th Conference of Defense Ministers of the Americas in Punta del Este, Uruguay, Oct. 7, 2012. Panetta is visiting South America to strengthen defense partnerships with countries in the region.

URUGUAY DEFENSE MINISTER

U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta, right, meets with Uruguay Defense Minister Eleuterio Fernandez Huidobro a day before the 10th Conference of Defense Ministers of the Americas in Punta del Este, Uruguay, Oct. 7, 2012. Panetta is visiting South America to strengthen defense partnerships with countries in the region.

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