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Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates conducts a press conference with Kyrgyzstan Minister of Defense General-Lieutenant Ismail Isakovich Isakov following their meeting in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on June 5, 2007. Gates thanked the people of Kyrgyzstan for their continued support for operations in Afghanistan and the global war on terrorism.

Secretary Gates conducts a press conference.

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates conducts a press conference with Kyrgyzstan Minister of Defense General-Lieutenant Ismail Isakovich Isakov following their meeting in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on June 5, 2007. Gates thanked the people of Kyrgyzstan for their continued support for operations in Afghanistan and the global war on terrorism.

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