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Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta and Thailand's Minister of Defence Sukampol Suwannathat conduct a joint press conference in Bangkok, Thailand, on Nov. 15, 2012. Panetta and Sukampol met earlier to discuss regional security items of interest to both nations and to affirm U.S.-Thailand security ties.

Secretary Panetta and Thailand's Minister of Defence Sukampol conduct a joint press conference in Bangkok

Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta and Thailand's Minister of Defence Sukampol Suwannathat conduct a joint press conference in Bangkok, Thailand, on Nov. 15, 2012. Panetta and Sukampol met earlier to discuss regional security items of interest to both nations and to affirm U.S.-Thailand security ties.

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