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Turkish Defense Minister Ismet Yilmaz, left, talks with U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, during the 30th Annual Conference on U.S. and Turkish Relations in Washington D.C., Nov. 1, 2011.

BILATERAL RELATIONS

Turkish Defense Minister Ismet Yilmaz, left, talks with U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, during the 30th Annual Conference on U.S. and Turkish Relations in Washington D.C., Nov. 1, 2011.

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