SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - OCTOBER 26: Bulgarian Labor and Social Policy Minister Totyu Mladenov (L-first row) and Jeon Jae-Hee, Minister for Health, Welfare and Family Affairs of Korea, sign while Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov (L-back) and South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak (R-back) observe the signing ceremony of the social security between Bulgaria and South Korea at the presidential Blue House on October 26, 2009 in Seoul, South Korea. Bulgaria and South Korea met to discuss economic exchanges and to strengthen bilateral relationships in trade, culture and diplomacy. Getty Images logo Getty Images 3 weeks ago

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - OCTOBER 26: Bulgarian Labor and Social Policy Minister Totyu Mladenov (L-first row) and Jeon Jae-Hee, Minister for Health, Welfare and Family Affairs of Korea, sign while Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov (L-back) and South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak (R-back) observe the signing ceremony of the social security between Bulgaria and South Korea at the presidential Blue House on October 26, 2009 in Seoul, South Korea. Bulgaria and South Korea met to discuss economic exchanges and to strengthen bilateral relationships in trade, culture and diplomacy.

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  6. Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama (L) and South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak take their positions prior to the declaration in Singapore on November 15, 2009, during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation( (APEC) Summit. Asia-Pacific leaders vowed to work for an 'ambitious outcome' at next month's Copenhagen climate talks but gave no target for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
  7. South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak (R) and Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama of Japan wait for other leaders to arrive for the declaration statement at the Presidential Palace during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in Singapore on November 15, 2009. Asia-Pacific leaders vowed to work for an 'ambitious outcome' at next month's Copenhagen climate talks but gave no target for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
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  16. Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov (R) and his Azerbaijani counterpart Ilham Aliyev arrive at the Bulgarian Presidency in Sofia, November 13, 2009. Aliyev arrived in Bulgaria for a one-day working visit.

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