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Defense Ministers of the three Adriatic Charter nations arrive at the Pentagon, Feb. 19, 2008, for security discussions with U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates. Left to right: Croatian Defense Minister Branko Vukelic, Albanian Defense Minister Fatmir Mediu, Gates, and Macedonian Defense Minister Lazar Elenovski.

THREE ADRIATIC MINISTERS

Defense Ministers of the three Adriatic Charter nations arrive at the Pentagon, Feb. 19, 2008, for security discussions with U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates. Left to right: Croatian Defense Minister Branko Vukelic, Albanian Defense Minister Fatmir Mediu, Gates, and Macedonian Defense Minister Lazar Elenovski.

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