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04-02-2004, 07:46 AM
Seven New Flags raised at NATO headquarters in Brussels:
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Security is posted on a rooftop overlooking NATO headquarters in Brussels during a flag raising ceremony for NATO's seven new members, Friday April 2, 2004. The arrival of Bulgaria, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia amounts to the biggest expansion in the alliance's history, taking membership to a total of 26 countries. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
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Two Latvian soliders raise the Latvian flag during a ceremony for NATO's seven new members at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Friday April 2, 2004. The arrival of the seven new members amounts to the biggest single expansion in NATO history, taking membership to 26 countries. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
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US Secretary of State Colin Powell, center, walks with Luxembourg's Foreign Minister Lydie Polfer, left, and Dutch Foreign Minister Bernard Bot, right, during at a flag raising ceremony for NATO's seven new members at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Friday April 2, 2004. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
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NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, fifth from right, stands with present and new NATO members during a group photo at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Friday April 2, 2004. New members are front row right to left, Slovenia's Dimitrij Rupel, Slovakia's Eduard Kukan, Romania's Mircea Dan Geoana, Lithuania's Antanas Valionis, Estonia's Kristiina Ojuland, Bulgaria's Solomon Passy. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)
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Bulgaria's Prime Minister Simeon Saxcoburggotski, right, speaks in the presence of the President Georgi Parvanov, left, during the official flag raising ceremony to mark the accession of Bulgaria and six other former communist countries to NATO Friday, April 2, 2004 in downtown Sofia, Bulgaria. (AP Photo/Dimitar Deinov)
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SOFIA, BULGARIA: Bulgarian army soldiers march during a ceremony in Sofia to mark the entry of Bulgaria and six other former communist countries into NATO, 02 April 2004. The flags of the seven new members - Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia - were raised at the US-led military alliance's headquarters in Brussels. AFP PHOTO DIMITAR DILKOFF (Photo credit should read DIMITAR DILKOFF/AFP/***** Images)
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Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov (C) reviews Bulgarian army soldiers during an official flag raising ceremony, marking the accession of Bulgaria and six other former communist countries to the NATO (news - web sites) defense alliance in the center of Sofia on April 2, 2004. *******/Stoyan Nenov
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SOFIA, BULGARIA: Bulgarian honor guards stand under the flags of the NATO member countries during a ceremony marking the accession of Bulgaria and six other former communist countries to the NATO in front of a statue of St. Sofia, in central Sofia, 02 April 2004. The flags of the seven new members - Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia were raised at the NATO headquarters in Brussels. AFP PHOTO VALENTINA PETROVA (Photo credit should read VALENTINA PETROVA/AFP/***** Images)
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SOFIA, BULGARIA: The flags of NATO member countries are raised in front of the statue of Saint Sofia during a ceremony marking the accession of Bulgaria and six other former communist countries to the NATO in central Sofia, 02 April 2004. The flags of the seven new members - Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia were raised at the NATO headquarters in Brussels. AFP PHOTO DIMITAR DILKOFF (Photo credit should read DIMITAR DILKOFF/AFP/***** Images)
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Romanian soldiers stand at attention backdropped by the Romanian, left, and the NATO flag during the ceremony to mark the accession of Romania to NATO in Bucharest, Friday April 2, 2004. Romania has a total of 700 troops in Iraq and has contributed more than 1,000 peacekeepers to operations in Bosnia, Kosovo and Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
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BUCHAREST, ROMANIA: Romanian soldiers form an honour guard beneath Romanian and NATO flags during a NATO flag-raising ceremony in Bucharest, to mark the entr of seven former communist states into the US-led military alliance 02 April 2004. The US-led alliance's expansion takes its military muscle to the Russian border with the entry of Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia. AFP PHOTO DANIEL MIHAILESCU (Photo credit should read DANIEL MIHAILESCU/AFP/***** Images)
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A Romanian soldier peers from behind a NATO flag during the ceremony to mark the accession of Romania into NATO in Bucharest, Friday April 2, 2004. Romania has a total of 700 troops in Iraq and has contributed more than 1,000 peacekeepers to operations in Bosnia, Kosovo and Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
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BUCHAREST, ROMANIA: Romanian army soldiers from the guard regiment holds NATO membership countries flags during the ceremony of NATO flag raising in Bucharest , 02 April 2004. NATO on Monday signed up seven new countries in Eastern Europe in a historic expansion that takes its military muscle to the Russian border. The prime ministers of Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia deposited 'instruments of accession' to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's founding Washington treaty and brought the number of members to 26. Romanian authorities declare national holiday on Friday 2 April 2004 as the Romanian flag will be raised at NATO headquarter in Brussels. AFP PHOTO DANIEL MIHAILESCU (Photo credit should read DANIEL MIHAILESCU/AFP/***** Images)
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Soldiers of the seven newest NATO (news - web sites) members parade during a ceremony marking the expansion of NATO's membership from 19 countries to 26 at the alliance headquarters in Brussels April 2, 2004. NATO foreign ministers participated in an event marking the formal accession of the seven newest members, Bulgaria, Estonia Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia and Slonevia. *******/Thierry Roge
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US Secretary of State Colin Powell, right, reaches out to Bulgarian Foreign Minister Solomon Passy, front center, as they gather for a group photo at a flag raising ceremony for NATO's seven new members at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Friday April 2, 2004. Standing left is Estonia's Foreign Minister Kristiina Ojuland. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)
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NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, right, gestures while speaking during a media conference with Estonia's Kristiina Ojuland, center, and Slovenia's Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Friday April 2, 2004. NATO welcomed seven new members to the alliance on Monday, raising the total member countries to 26. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)
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NATO foreign ministers join for a meeting of the North Atlantic Council at NATO headquarters Friday April 2, 2004. NATO foreign ministers are expected Friday to flesh out plans for an outreach program for North African and Middle Eastern nations, including help to reform their militaries and improve cooperation against terrorism. (AP Photo/Thierry Charlier)
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Security is posted on a rooftop overlooking NATO headquarters in Brussels during a flag raising ceremony for NATO's seven new members, Friday April 2, 2004. The arrival of Bulgaria, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia amounts to the biggest expansion in the alliance's history, taking membership to a total of 26 countries. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
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Two Latvian soliders raise the Latvian flag during a ceremony for NATO's seven new members at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Friday April 2, 2004. The arrival of the seven new members amounts to the biggest single expansion in NATO history, taking membership to 26 countries. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
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US Secretary of State Colin Powell, center, walks with Luxembourg's Foreign Minister Lydie Polfer, left, and Dutch Foreign Minister Bernard Bot, right, during at a flag raising ceremony for NATO's seven new members at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Friday April 2, 2004. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
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NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, fifth from right, stands with present and new NATO members during a group photo at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Friday April 2, 2004. New members are front row right to left, Slovenia's Dimitrij Rupel, Slovakia's Eduard Kukan, Romania's Mircea Dan Geoana, Lithuania's Antanas Valionis, Estonia's Kristiina Ojuland, Bulgaria's Solomon Passy. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)
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Bulgaria's Prime Minister Simeon Saxcoburggotski, right, speaks in the presence of the President Georgi Parvanov, left, during the official flag raising ceremony to mark the accession of Bulgaria and six other former communist countries to NATO Friday, April 2, 2004 in downtown Sofia, Bulgaria. (AP Photo/Dimitar Deinov)
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SOFIA, BULGARIA: Bulgarian army soldiers march during a ceremony in Sofia to mark the entry of Bulgaria and six other former communist countries into NATO, 02 April 2004. The flags of the seven new members - Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia - were raised at the US-led military alliance's headquarters in Brussels. AFP PHOTO DIMITAR DILKOFF (Photo credit should read DIMITAR DILKOFF/AFP/***** Images)
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Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov (C) reviews Bulgarian army soldiers during an official flag raising ceremony, marking the accession of Bulgaria and six other former communist countries to the NATO (news - web sites) defense alliance in the center of Sofia on April 2, 2004. *******/Stoyan Nenov
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SOFIA, BULGARIA: Bulgarian honor guards stand under the flags of the NATO member countries during a ceremony marking the accession of Bulgaria and six other former communist countries to the NATO in front of a statue of St. Sofia, in central Sofia, 02 April 2004. The flags of the seven new members - Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia were raised at the NATO headquarters in Brussels. AFP PHOTO VALENTINA PETROVA (Photo credit should read VALENTINA PETROVA/AFP/***** Images)
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SOFIA, BULGARIA: The flags of NATO member countries are raised in front of the statue of Saint Sofia during a ceremony marking the accession of Bulgaria and six other former communist countries to the NATO in central Sofia, 02 April 2004. The flags of the seven new members - Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia were raised at the NATO headquarters in Brussels. AFP PHOTO DIMITAR DILKOFF (Photo credit should read DIMITAR DILKOFF/AFP/***** Images)
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Romanian soldiers stand at attention backdropped by the Romanian, left, and the NATO flag during the ceremony to mark the accession of Romania to NATO in Bucharest, Friday April 2, 2004. Romania has a total of 700 troops in Iraq and has contributed more than 1,000 peacekeepers to operations in Bosnia, Kosovo and Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
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BUCHAREST, ROMANIA: Romanian soldiers form an honour guard beneath Romanian and NATO flags during a NATO flag-raising ceremony in Bucharest, to mark the entr of seven former communist states into the US-led military alliance 02 April 2004. The US-led alliance's expansion takes its military muscle to the Russian border with the entry of Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia. AFP PHOTO DANIEL MIHAILESCU (Photo credit should read DANIEL MIHAILESCU/AFP/***** Images)
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A Romanian soldier peers from behind a NATO flag during the ceremony to mark the accession of Romania into NATO in Bucharest, Friday April 2, 2004. Romania has a total of 700 troops in Iraq and has contributed more than 1,000 peacekeepers to operations in Bosnia, Kosovo and Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
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BUCHAREST, ROMANIA: Romanian army soldiers from the guard regiment holds NATO membership countries flags during the ceremony of NATO flag raising in Bucharest , 02 April 2004. NATO on Monday signed up seven new countries in Eastern Europe in a historic expansion that takes its military muscle to the Russian border. The prime ministers of Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia deposited 'instruments of accession' to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's founding Washington treaty and brought the number of members to 26. Romanian authorities declare national holiday on Friday 2 April 2004 as the Romanian flag will be raised at NATO headquarter in Brussels. AFP PHOTO DANIEL MIHAILESCU (Photo credit should read DANIEL MIHAILESCU/AFP/***** Images)
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Soldiers of the seven newest NATO (news - web sites) members parade during a ceremony marking the expansion of NATO's membership from 19 countries to 26 at the alliance headquarters in Brussels April 2, 2004. NATO foreign ministers participated in an event marking the formal accession of the seven newest members, Bulgaria, Estonia Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia and Slonevia. *******/Thierry Roge
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US Secretary of State Colin Powell, right, reaches out to Bulgarian Foreign Minister Solomon Passy, front center, as they gather for a group photo at a flag raising ceremony for NATO's seven new members at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Friday April 2, 2004. Standing left is Estonia's Foreign Minister Kristiina Ojuland. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)
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NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, right, gestures while speaking during a media conference with Estonia's Kristiina Ojuland, center, and Slovenia's Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Friday April 2, 2004. NATO welcomed seven new members to the alliance on Monday, raising the total member countries to 26. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)
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NATO foreign ministers join for a meeting of the North Atlantic Council at NATO headquarters Friday April 2, 2004. NATO foreign ministers are expected Friday to flesh out plans for an outreach program for North African and Middle Eastern nations, including help to reform their militaries and improve cooperation against terrorism. (AP Photo/Thierry Charlier)