Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (L) and his Cypriot counterpart Markos Kyprianou give a new conference during his visit in Nicosia November 4, 2009. Reuters Pictures 3 weeks ago

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (L) and his Cypriot counterpart Markos Kyprianou give a new conference during his visit in Nicosia November 4, 2009.

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  1. 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.
  2. Swedish and Russian leaders pose for a group photo with government and EU officials during a one-day EU-Russia summit in Stockholm November 18, 2009. (L to R) Minister of Regional Development of Russia Viktor Basargin, Russian Justice Minister Alexander Konovalov, EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana, Swedish Minister for Enterprise and Energy Maud Olofsson, Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt (back row), Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, Swedish Prime Minister Fredrick Reinfeldt, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, European Commison President Jose Manuel Barroso, aide to the Russian president Sergey Prikhodko, European Commissioner for External Relations Benita Ferrero-Waldner, Russian Minister of Economic Development Elvira Nabiullina and Russian Minister of Natural Resources Yuri Trutnev.
  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.
  4. Visiting Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev, top, speaks at the Istana presidential palace in Singapore on Sunday Nov. 15, 2009, during an official dinner in honor of Medvedev hosted by Singapore's President S.R. Nathan, bottom at center. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is seen at right.
  5. U.S. President Barack Obama meets his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev on the sidelines of the APEC summit in Singapore, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009. With U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, 2nd right, and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, right.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. Cyprus's Foreign Minister Markos Kyprianou speaks during an interview with Reuters in Nicosia September 17, 2009. EU candidate Turkey should face repercussions if it ignores a call from the bloc to open its ports and airports to Cyprus, Kyprianou said on Thursday. To match interview CYPRUS/TURKEY-FM.
  10. Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (L) and his Cypriot counterpart Markos Kyprianou give a new conference during his visit in Nicosia November 4, 2009.
  11. Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (R) greets his Cypriot counterpart Markos Kyprianou during his official visit in Nicosia November 4, 2009.
  12. Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, front left, and Croatian Foreign Minister Gordan Jandrokovic, front right, search for their places during a group photo at a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Stockholm, Saturday Sept. 5, 2009. Front row left to right, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Vygaudas Usackas, Portugal's Secretary of State Teresa Ribeiro, Danish Foreign Minister Per Stig Moeller, French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner, Macedonian Foreign Minister Antonio Milososki, Poland's Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski, European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana, Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt, EU Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn, Malta's Foreign Minister Tonio Borg, Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos and Cypriot Foreign Minister Markos Kyprianou.
  13. Front row left to right, Cypriot Foreign Minister Markos Kyprianou, Malta's Foreign Minister Tonio Borg, Portugal's Secretary of State Teresa Ribeiro, Danish Foreign Minister Per Stig Moeller, French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner, EU Commissioner for External Relations Benita Ferrero Waldner, Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt, European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana, Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Balazs, Belgian Foreign Minister Yves Leterme and Lithuanian Foreign Minister Vygaudas Usackas. Middle row left to right, Austrian Foreign Minister Michael Spindelegger, Finnish Foreign Minister Alexander Stubb, Slovenian Foreign Minister Samuel Zbogar, Luxembourg's Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn, Estonian Foreign Minister Urmas Paet, Czech Republic's Foreign Minister Jan Kohout, Irish Foreign Minister Micheal Martin, Slovakian Foreign Minister Miroslav Lajcak. Back row left to right, Greece's Deputy Foreign Minister Ioannis Valinakis, Germany's Minister of State for Europe Guenter Gloser, British Foreign Secretary David Miliband, Romanian Foreign Minister Christian Diaconescu, Dutch Foreign Minister Maxime Verhagen, Latvian Foreign Minister Maris Riekstins, Poland's Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski, and Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini during a group photo at an EU foreign ministers meeting in Stockholm, Friday Sept. 4, 2009.

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