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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Minister of Defense of Azerbaijan Safar Abiyev is escorted through an honor cordon and into the Pentagon by Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld on March 26, 2004. The two leaders will meet to discuss defense issues of mutual interest.

Minister of Defense of Azerbaijan Safar Abiyev is escorted into the Pentagon by Secretary Rumsfeld.

Minister of Defense of Azerbaijan Safar Abiyev is escorted through an honor cordon and into the Pentagon by Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld on March 26, 2004. The two leaders will meet to discuss defense issues of mutual interest.

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