Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili embraces an unidentified father of a killed soldier during an award ceremony at the Defence Ministry in Tbilisi on September 17, 2008. NATO defence ministers are set to meet on September 18 in London for talks overshadowed by Georgia's conflict with Russia and the effects it will have on the military alliance's future. Russian President Dmitri Medvedev signed agreements on September 17 with the leaders of Abkhazia and South Ossetia formalizing military and economic ties with the two rebel regions in Georgia despite anger from Tbilisi and its Western allies. Getty Images logo Getty Images 13 months ago

Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili embraces an unidentified father of a killed soldier during an award ceremony at the Defence Ministry in Tbilisi on September 17, 2008. NATO defence ministers are set to meet on September 18 in London for talks overshadowed by Georgia's conflict with Russia and the effects it will have on the military alliance's future. Russian President Dmitri Medvedev signed agreements on September 17 with the leaders of Abkhazia and South Ossetia formalizing military and economic ties with the two rebel regions in Georgia despite anger from Tbilisi and its Western allies.

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  5. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev attends a meeting with members of Federation Council, the upper house of Russia's parliament, in the Moscow Kremlin on November 5, 2009. Russia welcomed a US proposal on replacing a key nuclear disarmament treaty, saying it could help clinch a deal before the treaty expires next month, the foreign ministry said.
  6. Sitting near the Russian flag in the background, President Dmitry Medvedev is seen at a meeting with members of the Federation Council, the upper house of Russia's parliament, in the Moscow Kremlin on November 5, 2009. Russia welcomed a US proposal on replacing a key nuclear disarmament treaty, saying it could help clinch a deal before the treaty expires next month, the foreign ministry said.
  7. Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili and his Polish counterpart Lech Kaczynski stand during their meeting in Warsaw on October 27, 2009.
  8. Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili (L) shakes hands with his Polish counterpart Lech Kaczynski during their meeting in Warsaw on October 27, 2009.
  9. Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili attends the opening of a newly-restored synagogue in Tbilisi on September 15, 2009. The restoration was funded in large part by members the Jewish diaspora that emigrated from the Soviet Union.
  10. Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili attends the opening of a newly-restored synagogue in Tbilisi on September 15, 2009. The restoration was funded in large part by members the Jewish diaspora that emigrated from the Soviet Union.
  11. U.S. Assistant Secretary of Defense Alexander Vershbow speaks as he meets Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili in Tbilisi October 19, 2009.
  12. U.S. Assistant Secretary of Defense Alexander Vershbow (L) and Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili meet in Tbilisi October 19, 2009.
  13. NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen (L) shakes hands with Latvia's President Valdis Zatlers in Riga October 8, 2009.
  14. NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen (L) speaks as Latvia's President Valdis Zatlers listens during a news conference in Riga October 8, 2009.
  15. NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen (L) speaks as Latvia's President Valdis Zatlers listens during a news conference in Riga October 8, 2009.
  16. NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen (L) and Latvian President Valdis Zatlers give a joint press conference on October 8, 2009 in Riga.

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