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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Secretary of Defense William Cohen (left) responds to a question from a reporter during a media availability with President Nursultan Nazarbayev (right), of the Republic of Kazakhstan, at the Pentagon on Nov. 17, 1997. Earlier Cohen and Nazarbayev signed a Plan of Cooperation between the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Department of Defense of the United States of America.

Secretary Cohen responds to a question at a media availability with President Nazarbayev.

Secretary of Defense William Cohen (left) responds to a question from a reporter during a media availability with President Nursultan Nazarbayev (right), of the Republic of Kazakhstan, at the Pentagon on Nov. 17, 1997. Earlier Cohen and Nazarbayev signed a Plan of Cooperation between the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Department of Defense of the United States of America.

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