US Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke, left, Foreign Minister Sheik Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan of the United Arab Emirates, second left, Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, third left, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, center, Canadian Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon, right, Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki, second right and Sweden's Foreign Minister Carl Bildt, third right, pose for the media after a meeting in Istanbul, Turkey, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2009. Pakistan is campaigning for investment at an international forum in Turkey, saying development can help to curb extremist violence there. The conference held by the "Friends of Democratic Pakistan" group on Tuesday includes delegates from 20 nations as well as the United Nations and other international institutions. AP Photo logo AP Photo 3 months ago

US Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke, left, Foreign Minister Sheik Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan of the United Arab Emirates, second left, Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, third left, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, center, Canadian Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon, right, Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki, second right and Sweden's Foreign Minister Carl Bildt, third right, pose for the media after a meeting in Istanbul, Turkey, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2009. Pakistan is campaigning for investment at an international forum in Turkey, saying development can help to curb extremist violence there. The conference held by the "Friends of Democratic Pakistan" group on Tuesday includes delegates from 20 nations as well as the United Nations and other international institutions.

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  2. US special envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan, Richard Holbrooke (L) speaks with France's Foreign Affairs Minister Bernard Kouchner, during a press conference on September 2, 2009 in Paris. Western troops cannot leave Afghanistan until the region has been made secure, French Bernard Kouchner said after a meeting with international envoys.'We want to bring our decisive support to the Afghan population, with projects linked to agriculture, health, and education,' Kouchner said after talks with US special envoy Richard Holbrooke and counterparts from 25 other countries and organisations.
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  4. French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner, right, at a press conference with the U.S. special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, Richard Holbrooke, left, in Paris, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2009. Holbrooke and 26 other international envoys face a touchy task in meetings Wednesday in Paris: how to rescue their costly effort to rebuild Afghanistan, after elections marred by alleged fraud and amid mounting bloodshed.
  5. French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner, right, speaks during a press conference with the U.S. special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, Richard Holbrooke, left, in Paris, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2009. Holbrooke and 26 other international envoys face a touchy task in meetings Wednesday in Paris: how to rescue their costly effort to rebuild Afghanistan, after elections marred by alleged fraud and amid mounting bloodshed.
  6. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 23: U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke speaks during a briefing at the State Department November 23, 2009 in Washington, DC. Holbrooke briefed the media on State Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton's recent trip to Afghanistan.
  7. Canada's Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon (L) and U.S. Ambassador to Canada David Jacobson speak to journalists during their meeting at the Lester B. Pearson Building in Ottawa October 5, 2009.
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  13. Iranian Foreign Minister Manoucher Mottaki (L) talks with his counterparts Anifah bin Aman (2nd L) of Malaysia, Ahmet Davutoglu (2nd R) of Turkey and Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi of Pakistan after a joint press conference at the end of the 12th session of the Developing-Eight (D-8) Council of Ministers in Kuala Lumpur on November 2, 2009.
  14. Pakistani Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi (L) talks with his Iranian counterpart Manoucher Mottaki at the end of the 12 sessions of the Developing-Eight (D-8) Council of Ministers in Kuala Lumpur on November 2, 2009.
  15. Pakistani Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi (C) along with his Iranian counterpart Manoucher Mottaki (R) and Turkish counterpart Ahmet Davutoglu walk to a joint press conference at the end of the 12 sessions of the Developing-Eight (D-8) Council of Ministers in Kuala Lumpur on November 2, 2009.
  16. Pakistani Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi (R) shakes hand with his Iranian counterpart Manoucher Mottaki at the end of the 12 session of the Developing-Eight (D-8) Council of Ministers in Kuala Lumpur on November 2, 2009.

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