Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (L) poses with members of Bosnia's tripartite Presidency, Zeljko Komsic (C) and Nebojsa Radmanovic (R) after his meeting with his Bosnian counterpart Sven Alkalaj (out of camera range) in Sarajevo, on November 5, 2009. Lavrov arrived on November 5 for a one-day official visit to Bosnia. Getty Images logo Getty Images 1 month ago

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (L) poses with members of Bosnia's tripartite Presidency, Zeljko Komsic (C) and Nebojsa Radmanovic (R) after his meeting with his Bosnian counterpart Sven Alkalaj (out of camera range) in Sarajevo, on November 5, 2009. Lavrov arrived on November 5 for a one-day official visit to Bosnia.

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  1. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov addresses the media at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Friday, Dec. 4, 2009. Some two dozen countries will send an estimated 7,000 more troops to Afghanistan next year, the chief of NATO said Friday as U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton told her allied counterparts that an infusion of forces is crucial to turning the tide in the long war.
  2. MINSK, BELARUS - NOVEMBER 27: (L-R) Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, First Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov and President Dmitry Medvedev attend the EURASEC Summit at the Russian embassy on November 27, 2009 in Minsk, Belarus. November,27.2009. Leaders from countries of the former Soviet republic have gathered in Minsk for an economy and cooperation summit.
  3. SINGAPORE - NOVEMBER 16: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov attends Russian President Dmitry Medvedev's visit to the Russian Pacific Fleet flagship missile cruiser Varyag on November 16, 2009 in Singapore. Medvedev is on a three-day visit to Singapore where he attended the 17th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit and held meetings with the China�s President Hu Jintao and US President Barack Obama. The Russian Pacific Fleet flagship is currently on a visit to the Singapore port.

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  1. SINGAPORE - NOVEMBER 16: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov attends Russian President Dmitry Medvedev's visit to the Russian Pacific Fleet flagship missile cruiser Varyag on November 16, 2009 in Singapore. Medvedev is on a three-day visit to Singapore where he attended the 17th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit and held meetings with the China�s President Hu Jintao and US President Barack Obama. The Russian Pacific Fleet flagship is currently on a visit to the Singapore port.
  2. Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (L) poses with members of Bosnia's tripartite Presidency, Zeljko Komsic (C) and Nebojsa Radmanovic (R) after his meeting with his Bosnian counterpart Sven Alkalaj (out of camera range) in Sarajevo, on November 5, 2009. Lavrov arrived on November 5 for a one-day official visit to Bosnia.
  3. Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov speaks with his Bosnian counterpart, Sven Alkalaj (out of camera range) during their meeting in Sarajevo, on November 5, 2009. Lavrov arrived on November 5, 2009 for a one-day official visit to bosnia.
  4. Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (R) speaks with his Bosnian counterpart, Sven Alkalaj (out of camera range) during their meeting in Sarajevo, on November 5, 2009. Lavrov arrived on November 5, 2009 for a one-day official visit to bosnia.
  5. Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (R) speaks with his Bosnian counterpart, Sven Alkalaj (L) during their meeting in Sarajevo, on November 5, 2009. Lavrov arrived on November 5, 2009 for a one-day official visit to bosnia.
  6. Britain's Foreign Secretary David Miliband attends a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Moscow on November 2, 2009. Miliband was making the first visit by a British foreign secretary to Russia for five years, seeking warm relations plunged back to a Cold War chill by a series of bitter rows.
  7. Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, right, and NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, seen at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Friday Dec. 4, 2009. Some two dozen countries will send an estimated 7,000 more troops to Afghanistan next year, the chief of NATO said Friday as U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton told her allied counterparts that an infusion of forces is crucial to turning the tide in the long war.
  8. Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, right, shakes hands with Britain's Foreign Secretary David Miliband at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Friday Dec. 4, 2009. Some two dozen countries will send an estimated 7,000 more troops to Afghanistan next year, the chief of NATO said Friday as U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton told her allied counterparts that an infusion of forces is crucial to turning the tide in the long war.
  9. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, center, is seen during the 17th OSCE Ministerial Council in Athens, Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2009. Foreign policy chiefs from 56 countries, including Europe and Central Asia, hope to agree on a rare political declaration on common security structure at a two-day meeting that opened in Athens Tuesday.
  10. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is seen during the 17th OSCE Ministerial Council in Athens, Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2009. Foreign policy chiefs from 56 countries, including Europe and Central Asia, hope to agree on a rare political declaration on common security structure at a two-day meeting that opened in Athens Tuesday.
  11. Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou, right, welcomes Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, left, before the 17th OSCE Ministerial Council in Athens, Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2009. Foreign policy chiefs and senior officials from 56 countries gathered in Athens on Tuesday for meetings on security challenges ranging from Afghanistan to cybercrime.
  12. France's Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner, 2nd left, US Deputy Secretary of Stade James Steinberg, left, and Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov, center, Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian, 2nd right, and Azwebijan's Foreign Minister Elmar Maharram oglu Mammadyarov chat before a press conference during the 17th OSCE Ministerial Council in Athens on Tuesday Dec. 1, 2009. Foreign policy chiefs and senior officials from 56 countries gathered in Athens Tuesday for two days of meetings on security challenges ranging from Afghanistan to cybercrime. Ministers from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe will aim at a rare political declaration for a common security framework in Europe and its broader area.
  13. French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner, top row left, jokes with Bulgarian Foreign Minister Rumania Jeleva, low row right, as Foreign Minister of Bosnia and Herzegovina Sven Alkalaj, low row left, and Foreign Minister of Finland Alexander Stubb look on during the 17th OSCE Ministerial Council family photo in Athens on Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2009. Foreign policy chiefs and senior officials from 56 countries gathered in Athens for two days of meetings on security challenges ranging from Afghanistan to cybercrime. Ministers from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe will aim at a rare political declaration for a common security framework in Europe and its broader area.
  14. Britain's Foreign Minister David Miliband talks at a news conference along with his Bosnian counterpart Sven Alkalaj in Sarajevo November 6, 2009. Miliband arrived on a one-day visit to Bosnia to talk with leaders about reforms needed for the Balkan country's integration into the European Union and NATO.
  15. Britain's Foreign Minister David Miliband talks at a news conference along with his Bosnian counterpart Sven Alkalaj (R) in Sarajevo November 6, 2009. Miliband arrived on a one-day visit to Bosnia to talk with leaders about reforms needed for the Balkan country's integration into the European Union and NATO.
  16. Bosnia's Foreign Minister Sven Alkalaj (L) welcomes his British counterpart David Milliband, on a visit to Bosnia, in Sarajevo November 6, 2009.

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