Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, top, is escorted by his South Korean counterpart Yu Myung-hwan during a joint press conference at the Foreign Ministry in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, April 24, 2009. Lavrov flew to Pyongyang seeking to persuade the North to return to the nuclear negotiating table, holding talks with North Korea's Foreign Minister Pak Ui Chun on Thursday. AP Photo logo AP Photo 7 months ago

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, top, is escorted by his South Korean counterpart Yu Myung-hwan during a joint press conference at the Foreign Ministry in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, April 24, 2009. Lavrov flew to Pyongyang seeking to persuade the North to return to the nuclear negotiating table, holding talks with North Korea's Foreign Minister Pak Ui Chun on Thursday.

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  1. 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.
  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.
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  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. France's Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner, center, US Deputy Secretary of State James Steinberg, left, and Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov talk to the media 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.
  8. France's Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner, center, US Deputy Secretary of Stade James Steinberg, left, and Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov talk to the media 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.
  9. US President Barack Obama (L) walks with South Korean Foreign Minister Yu Myung-Hwan (R) upon his arrival at a US military airbase in Osan, south of Seoul, on November 18, 2009. Obama arrived in South Korea on the last leg of his debut Asian tour, with North Korea's nuclear programme and a stalled free trade pact due to top the agenda.
  10. South Korean Foreign Minister Yu Myung-Hwan gestures during a news briefing in Seoul on November 17, 2009. South Korea expressed hope that upcoming direct discussions between the United States and North Korea will quickly revive stalled six-nation nuclear disarmament talks.
  11. South Korean Foreign Minister Yu Myung-Hwan reacts during a news briefing in Seoul on November 17, 2009. South Korea expressed hope that upcoming direct discussions between the United States and North Korea will quickly revive stalled six-nation nuclear disarmament talks.
  12. South Korean Foreign Minister Yu Myung-Hwan speaks at a news briefing in Seoul on November 17, 2009. South Korea expressed hope that upcoming direct discussions between the United States and North Korea will quickly revive stalled six-nation nuclear disarmament talks.
  13. South Korean Foreign Minister Yu Myung-Hwan arrives for a regular briefing in Seoul on October 8, 2009. South Korea expressed scepticism about North Korea's conditional offer to return to nuclear disarmament talks, saying it is continuing to develop atomic programmes while seeking dialogue.
  14. South Korean Foreign Minister Yu Myung-Hwan speaks at a regular briefing in Seoul on October 8, 2009. South Korea expressed scepticism about North Korea's conditional offer to return to nuclear disarmament talks, saying it is continuing to develop atomic programmes while seeking dialogue.
  15. South Korean Foreign Minister Yu Myung-Hwan speaks at a regular briefing in Seoul on October 8, 2009. South Korea expressed scepticism about North Korea's conditional offer to return to nuclear disarmament talks, saying it is continuing to develop atomic programmes while seeking dialogue.
  16. French special envoy on North Korea Jack Lang (L) gestures as he speaks with South Korean Foreign Minister Yu Myung-Hwan (unseen) during their meeting in Seoul on October 7, 2009. Jack Lang arrived on October 6 for a one-week stay to gather information on the overall situation pertinent to the North Korean nuclear issue.

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