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U.S. and NATO allies will embrace fledgling Eastern European nations during international meetings this week, in a what will be seen as a sharp message to Russia that further aggression in the region will not be tolerated.
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Opening ceremony of joint Armenia - NATO’s Partnership for Peace manuevers in Yerevan, Armenia on Monday, Sept. 29, 2008. The exercise is being staged in Armenia until Oct. 20, 2008.
