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Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates greets Turkish Defense Minister Mehmet Vecdi Gonul in Kyiv, Ukraine, Oct. 21, 2007. Gates and Gonul met before the Southeast Europe Defense Ministerial, hosted by Ukraine.

TURKISH DEFENSE MINISTER

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates greets Turkish Defense Minister Mehmet Vecdi Gonul in Kyiv, Ukraine, Oct. 21, 2007. Gates and Gonul met before the Southeast Europe Defense Ministerial, hosted by Ukraine.

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