Putin meets Hu Jintao's special envoy

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Updated: 2006-10-15 09:18

Russian Defence Minister Sergei Ivanov (L) shakes hands with China's top envoy on North Korea, Tang Jiaxuan, in Moscow October 14, 2006. Sanctions on North Korea should not even hint at at a use of military force, Ivanov was quoted by Russian news agencies as saying.
Russian Defence Minister Sergei Ivanov (L) shakes hands with China's top envoy on North Korea, Tang Jiaxuan, in Moscow October 14, 2006. Sanctions on North Korea should not even hint at at a use of military force, Ivanov was quoted by Russian news agencies as saying. [Reuters]

Russian President Vladimir Putin (2nd R) and Security Council Secretary Igor Ivanov (2nd L) speak to China's top envoy on North Korea Tang Jiaxuan (R) in Moscow's Kremlin October 14, 2006.
Russian President Vladimir Putin (2nd R) and Security Council Secretary Igor Ivanov (2nd L) speak to China's top envoy on North Korea Tang Jiaxuan (R) in Moscow's Kremlin October 14, 2006. [Reuters]
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