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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Minister of Defense Juraj Liska (left) of Slovakia, Minister of Defense Linas Linkevicius (center) of Lithuania, and Minister of Defense Atis Slakteris of Latvia (right) meet with Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld (right, foreground) in the Pentagon on March 30, 2004. The ministers from three of the new NATO member nations discussed current issues facing the North Atlantic Alliance. Also participating in the talks is Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for European and NATO policy Ian Brzezinski (left foreground).

Minister of Defense Liska of Slovakia, Minister of Defense Linkevicius of Lithuania, and Minister of Defense Slakteris of Latvia meet with Secretary Rumsfeld.

Minister of Defense Juraj Liska (left) of Slovakia, Minister of Defense Linas Linkevicius (center) of Lithuania, and Minister of Defense Atis Slakteris of Latvia (right) meet with Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld (right, foreground) in the Pentagon on March 30, 2004. The ministers from three of the new NATO member nations discussed current issues facing the North Atlantic Alliance. Also participating in the talks is Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for European and NATO policy Ian Brzezinski (left foreground).

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