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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, right, escorts visiting Greek Minister of Defense Evangelos-Vassilios Meimarakis through a cordon of honor guards and into the Pentagon, April 27, 2009. Meimarakis will attend a luncheon with senior Pentagon policy officials and later meet with Gates for bilateral security talks.

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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, right, escorts visiting Greek Minister of Defense Evangelos-Vassilios Meimarakis through a cordon of honor guards and into the Pentagon, April 27, 2009. Meimarakis will attend a luncheon with senior Pentagon policy officials and later meet with Gates for bilateral security talks.

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