International Monetary Fund Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn answers questions from the media following a private meeting with Democratic Republic of Congo's President Joseph Kabila in Kinshasa May 24, 2009. Congo and the IMF have yet to resolve disagreements over a Chinese infrastructure-for-minerals package that is blocking much needed debt relief, Strauss-Kahn said on Sunday. Reuters Pictures 6 months ago

International Monetary Fund Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn answers questions from the media following a private meeting with Democratic Republic of Congo's President Joseph Kabila in Kinshasa May 24, 2009. Congo and the IMF have yet to resolve disagreements over a Chinese infrastructure-for-minerals package that is blocking much needed debt relief, Strauss-Kahn said on Sunday.

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