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U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta meets with French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian at a conference of NATO defense ministers and North Atlantic Council members in Brussels, Oct. 9, 2012. Panetta is scheduled to meet several defense ministers during the two-day event.

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U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta meets with French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian at a conference of NATO defense ministers and North Atlantic Council members in Brussels, Oct. 9, 2012. Panetta is scheduled to meet several defense ministers during the two-day event.

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