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Federal Republic of Germany Minister of Defense Rudolf Scharping (right) speaks during the 35th Munich Conference on Security Policy in Munich, Germany, on Feb. 6, 1999. Joining Scharping on the dais are from left to right: NATO Secretary General Javier Solana; U.S. Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen and Chairman, Christian Democratic Union of Germany Dr. Wolfgang Schauble. The theme of the conference is Global Security on the Threshold to the Next Millennium.

Secretary Cohen listens at the 35th Munich Conference on Security Policy.

Federal Republic of Germany Minister of Defense Rudolf Scharping (right) speaks during the 35th Munich Conference on Security Policy in Munich, Germany, on Feb. 6, 1999. Joining Scharping on the dais are from left to right: NATO Secretary General Javier Solana; U.S. Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen and Chairman, Christian Democratic Union of Germany Dr. Wolfgang Schauble. The theme of the conference is Global Security on the Threshold to the Next Millennium.

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