VISITING RUSSIAN PRESIDENT PUTIN SHAKES HANDS WITH GREEK PRIME MINISTER
SIMITIS IN ATHENS.
Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) shakes hands with Greek Prime
Minister Costas Simitis in Athens December 7, 2001. Putin said that he
was unconcerned about a delay in launching a new NATO-Russia Council,
saying there was no need to rush. REUTERS/Yiorgos Karahalis
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