RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTER IGOR IVANOV WITH U.S. SECRETARY OF STATE COLIN
POWELL, JAVIER SOLANA AND JOSCHKA FISCHER SHARE A LAUGH.


Secretary-General of the Council of Ministers of the European Union
Javier Solana Madariaga (L), Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov (2nd
L), U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell (3rd L) with Federal Minister
of Foreign Affairs and Vice-Chancellor of Germany Joschka Fischer share
a laugh as the assemble for the family photo during their meeting at
the Villa Madama in Rome July 18, 2001. Foreign ministers for the Group
of Eight (G8) nations gathered for a two days of discussion to prepare
for the summit of G8 leaders in Genoa starting on July 20.