Turkey's President Abdullah Gul (R) and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (L) meet, as an interpreter sits between them, in Ankara July 2, 2008. Lavrov is in Ankara for talks with top Turkish officials. Reuters Pictures 19 months ago

Turkey's President Abdullah Gul (R) and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (L) meet, as an interpreter sits between them, in Ankara July 2, 2008. Lavrov is in Ankara for talks with top Turkish officials.

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  6. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (R) meets his counterpart from the Georgian breakaway province of South Ossetia Murat Dzhioyev in Moscow February 1, 2010.
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  9. Turkish President Abdullah Gul, right, and his Afghan counterpart Hamid Karzai are seen during a news conference in Istanbul, Turkey, Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2010. Turkish, Afghan and Pakistani presidents meet in Istanbul for Turkish-sponsored talks aimed at reducing tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan.
  10. Turkish President Abdullah Gul, right, and his Afghan counterpart Hamid Karzai are seen during a news conference in Istanbul, Turkey, Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2010. Turkish, Afghan and Pakistani presidents meet in Istanbul for Turkish-sponsored talks aimed at reducing tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan.
  11. Turkey's President Abdullah Gul (R) talks with British Foreign Secretary David Miliband after their "Friends and Neighbours of Afghanistan" meeting in Istanbul January 26, 2010. Neighbours of Afghanistan met in Istanbul on Tuesday to find a "single voice" in their approach to the conflict ahead of a major conference in London.
  12. Turkey's President Abdullah Gul (R) talks with Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai as they pose for media after their "Friends and Neighbours of Afghanistan" meeting in Istanbul January 26, 2010. Neighbours of Afghanistan met in Istanbul on Tuesday to find a "single voice" in their approach to the conflict ahead of a major conference in London.
  13. Turkish President Abdullah Gul, right, and his Pakistani counterpart Asif Ali Zardari pose for cameras before a meeting in Istanbul, Turkey, Monday, Jan. 25, 2010. Turkish, Afghan and Pakistani presidents meet in Istanbul for Turkish-sponsored talks aimed at reducing tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan.
  14. Turkish President Abdullah Gul, right, and his Pakistani counterpart Asif Ali Zardari pose for cameras before a meeting in Istanbul, Turkey, Monday, Jan. 25, 2010. Turkish, Afghan and Pakistani presidents meet in Istanbul for Turkish-sponsored talks aimed at reducing tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan.
  15. Turkey's President Abdullah Gul (R) and Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari pose for the media before their meeting in Istanbul, January 25, 2010. The leaders of Afghanistan and Pakistan will seek closer cooperation in the fight against militants during a summit in Istanbul on Monday, but a plan to reach out to Taliban insurgents will likely dominate the talks. Gul will host the three-way talks with Zardari and Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai.
  16. Turkey's President Abdullah Gul (R) and Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari pose for the media during their meeting in Istanbul, January 25, 2010. The leaders of Afghanistan and Pakistan will seek closer cooperation in the fight against militants during a summit in Istanbul on Monday, but a plan to reach out to Taliban insurgents will likely dominate the talks. Gul will host the three-way talks with Zardari and Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai.

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