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U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, right, finishes a meeting with Georgian President Giorgi Margvelashvili at the presidential palace in Tbilisi, Georgia, Sept., 7, 2014. Hagel and Margvelashvili discussed the enduring relationship between the two countries and safeguarding against regional instabilities.

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U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, right, finishes a meeting with Georgian President Giorgi Margvelashvili at the presidential palace in Tbilisi, Georgia, Sept., 7, 2014. Hagel and Margvelashvili discussed the enduring relationship between the two countries and safeguarding against regional instabilities.

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