US AND EU OFFICIALS SPEAK ON MINISTERIAL TROIKA ON SECURITY
European Union Commissioner for Justice, Freedom and Security Franco Frattini (R) speaks at a press conference following a Ministerial Troika on security, in Washington on November 6, 2006. Officials from the European Union meet with their U.S. counterparts to discuss global security and the sharing of information. Frattini was joined by U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff. (UPI Photo/Kevin Dietsch)
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