Ehud Olmert Meets Sergey Lavrov
TEL AVIV, ISRAEL - SEPTEMBER 7: Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert passes through his bodyguards as he arrives for his meeting with visiting Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, unseen, September 7, 2006 at Olmert's office in Tel Aviv. (Photo by David Silverman/Getty Images - POOL) *** Local Caption *** Ehud Olmert; Sergey Lavrov
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