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Estonian Defense Minister Jaak Aaviksoo, right, discusses defense policy issues with U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, left foreground, at the Pentagon, Nov. 3, 2009. Estonian Ambassador to the United States Vaino Reinart, center, joined Aaviksoo for the meeting.

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Estonian Defense Minister Jaak Aaviksoo, right, discusses defense policy issues with U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, left foreground, at the Pentagon, Nov. 3, 2009. Estonian Ambassador to the United States Vaino Reinart, center, joined Aaviksoo for the meeting.

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