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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, right, greets Lithuanian Prime Minister Gediminas Kirkilas at the Pentagon's river entrance prior to escorting him through an honor cordon to conduct a closed-door discussion of bilateral issues, July 1, 2008.

PRIME MINISTER GREETING

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, right, greets Lithuanian Prime Minister Gediminas Kirkilas at the Pentagon's river entrance prior to escorting him through an honor cordon to conduct a closed-door discussion of bilateral issues, July 1, 2008.

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