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Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton greet Gulf Cooperation Council Secretary-General Abdul Latif al-Zayani before a GCC ministerial in New York, Sept. 23, 2011. The ministerial aims at deepening and strengthening security cooperation between the United States and the council, which includes Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates.

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Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton greet Gulf Cooperation Council Secretary-General Abdul Latif al-Zayani before a GCC ministerial in New York, Sept. 23, 2011. The ministerial aims at deepening and strengthening security cooperation between the United States and the council, which includes Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates.

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