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Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, right, and Azerbaijani Minister of Defense Col. Gen. Safar Akhundbala oglu Abiyev walk out of the Ministry of Defense in Baku, Azerbaijan, June 7, 2010.

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Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, right, and Azerbaijani Minister of Defense Col. Gen. Safar Akhundbala oglu Abiyev walk out of the Ministry of Defense in Baku, Azerbaijan, June 7, 2010.

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