Syria's President Bashar al-Assad (R) speaks with visiting Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov during their meeting at the presidential palace in Damascus, on February 7, 2012. Lavrov's trip comes days after Russia disgusted the West and Syrian opposition activists by vetoing along with China a UN Security Council resolution condemning the Assad regime's crackdown on protesters. AFP PHOTO / POOL (Photo credit should read STR/AFP/Getty Images)
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