Putin in first Saudi state visit
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President Vladimir Putin begins a Middle East tour which includes the first visit of a Russian leader to Saudi Arabia.
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Russia's president says Moscow's interests come first as he starts his China visit to discuss key oil projects.
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Pope Benedict hosts King Abdullah for the first meeting between a Saudi monarch and a head of the Catholic church.
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ANKARA, Dec 5  - Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Turkey Sunday for a landmark visit during which the two sides will look into ways of increasing cooperation in the fight against global terrorism and further boost spectacular progress in
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Russian President Vladimir Putin began talks with Turkish leaders, Monday. Mr. Putin&#39;s visit -- the first by any Russian leader in 32 years -- is aimed at boosting trade and political cooperation between the former regional foes.
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Iran's president on Saturday makes his first official trip to Saudi Arabia, a U.S. regional ally that is leading a diplomatic drive to curb Tehran's growing influence in Lebanon and Iraq.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin met Pope Benedict XVI on Tuesday for the first time in the Vatican amid signs of warmer ties between the Russian Orthodox and Roman Catholic churches.Comment
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Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert flew to Moscow on Thursday in a surprise visit to discuss Iran's nuclear program with Russian President Vladimir Putin, who just returned from talks with Iranian leaders in Tehran.
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Vladimir Putin headed to Turkey on Sunday for the first official visit by a Russian president, looking to boost a growing economic relationship that is turning a longtime foe into a newfound trading partner.
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Russian President Vladi mir Putin visits a victim of the besieged school at a hospital in Beslan, September 4, 2004. Putin ordered a crackdown in seething southern Russia after a school siege killed at least
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BEIRUT: Bahrain&#39;s King Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa traveled to Saudi Arabia on Monday for talks with Crown Prince Abdullah bin Abdel-Aziz.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives in India to discuss defence, energy and oil deals.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Lisbon on Thursday to meet Portuguese leaders ahead of an EU-Russia summit on Friday that is likely to be dominated by disagreements on trade and energy.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived  in Lisbon on Thursday to meet Portuguese leaders ahead of an  EU-Russia summit on Friday that is likely to be dominated by  disagreements on trade and energy.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives in Indonesia, where he is due to sign an arms deal worth $1bn.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in the northern German city of Hamburg Monday for informal meetings with German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert flew to Moscow on Thursday in a surprise visit to discuss Iran's nuclear program with Russian President Vladimir Putin, who just returned from talks with Iranian leaders in Tehran