In this photo taken on Monday, Oct. 19, 2009, Georgia's President Mikhail Saakashvili, right, speaks with U.S. Assistant Secretary of Defense Alexander Vershbow during their meeting in Tbilisi. Portrait on wall is of Ilia Chavchavadze, (1837-1907) a Georgian writer, poet, journalist and lawyer who spearheaded the revival of the Georgian national movement in the second half of the 19th century, during the Russian rule of Georgia. AP Photo logo AP Photo 1 month ago

In this photo taken on Monday, Oct. 19, 2009, Georgia's President Mikhail Saakashvili, right, speaks with U.S. Assistant Secretary of Defense Alexander Vershbow during their meeting in Tbilisi. Portrait on wall is of Ilia Chavchavadze, (1837-1907) a Georgian writer, poet, journalist and lawyer who spearheaded the revival of the Georgian national movement in the second half of the 19th century, during the Russian rule of Georgia.

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  7. An opposition supporter stands behind a poster referring to a police crackdown at an opposition rally two years ago, during a protest against President Mikhail Saakashvili's policies in Tbilisi, Georgia, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009. Demonstrators wear masks to protest against the use of tear gas by police during a crackdown on opposition protest on that date two years ago.
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  9. U.S. Assistant Defense Secretary Alexander Vershbow answers questions to media during a press conference in Prague, Czech Republic on Friday, Nov. 6, 2009. Czech and US senior defense officials discussed possible ways of the Czech participation in a reworked US missile defense system on Friday.
  10. U.S. Assistant Defense Secretary Alexander Vershbow answers questions to media during a press conference in Prague, Czech Republic on Friday, Nov. 6, 2009. Czech and US senior defense officials discussed possible ways of the Czech participation in a reworked US missile defense system on Friday.
  11. U.S. Assistant Defense Secretary Alexander Vershbow, left, and Czech Republic's Deputy Minister of Defense Jan Fulik, right, hold a a joint press conference in Prague, Czech Republic on Friday, Nov. 6, 2009. Czech and US senior defense officials discussed possible ways of the Czech participation in a reworked US missile defense system on Friday, Nov. 6, 2009.
  12. U.S. Assistant Defense Secretary Alexander Vershbow seen at a news conference in Tbilisi, Georgia, Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009. Russia is not complying with the cease-fire that ended last year's war with Georgia, Vershbow said Tuesday, adding that Washington wants international observers in Russian-controlled territories.
  13. U.S. Assistant Secretary of Defense Alexander Vershbow speaks during a meeting with Georgian officials in Tbilisi October 20, 2009. The United States does not envisage placing any elements of a revised missile defence system within non-NATO members and is not in consultations with any such states, a senior U.S. defence official said on Tuesday.
  14. U.S. Assistant Secretary of Defense Alexander Vershbow speaks during a meeting with Georgian officials in Tbilisi October 20, 2009. The United States does not envisage placing any elements of a revised missile defence system within non-NATO members and is not in consultations with any such states, a senior U.S. defence official said on Tuesday.
  15. U.S. Assistant Secretary of Defense Alexander Vershbow meets Georgian officials in Tbilisi October 20, 2009. The United States does not envisage placing any elements of a revised missile defence system within non-NATO members and is not in consultations with any such states, a senior U.S. defence official said on Tuesday.
  16. In this photo taken on Monday, Oct. 19, 2009, Georgia's President Mikhail Saakashvili, right, speaks with U.S. Assistant Secretary of Defense Alexander Vershbow during their meeting in Tbilisi. Portrait on wall is of Ilia Chavchavadze, (1837-1907) a Georgian writer, poet, journalist and lawyer who spearheaded the revival of the Georgian national movement in the second half of the 19th century, during the Russian rule of Georgia.

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