In this handout photo released by the Russian Defence Ministry, Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov inspects the 201st Military Base of the Russian Army, in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.

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In this handout photo released by the Russian Defence Ministry, Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov, second left in the background, attends a meeting with Tajik Defence Minister Emomali Sobirzoda, in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.

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In this handout photo released by the Russian Defence Ministry, Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov attends a meeting with Tajik Defence Minister Emomali Sobirzoda, in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.

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In this handout photo released by the Russian Defence Ministry, Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov, second left, and Tajik Defence Minister Emomali Sobirzoda, right, attend a meeting, in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.

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In this handout photo released by the Russian Defence Ministry, Tajik Defence Minister Emomali Sobirzoda attends a meeting with Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov, in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.

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In this handout photo released by the Russian Defence Ministry, Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov attends a meeting with Tajik Defence Minister Emomali Sobirzoda, in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.

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In this handout photo released by the Russian Defence Ministry, Tajik Defence Minister Emomali Sobirzoda attends a meeting with Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov, in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.

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In this handout photo released by the Russian Defence Ministry, Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov and Tajik Defence Minister Emomali Sobirzoda, left, shake hands before a meeting, in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.

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In this handout photo released by the Russian Defence Ministry, Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov inspects a separate optoelectronic node of a space monitoring system, in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.

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In this handout photo released by the Russian Defence Ministry, Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov inspects a separate optoelectronic node of a space monitoring system, in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.

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In this handout photo released by the Russian Defence Ministry, a view shows a separate optoelectronic node of a space monitoring system, in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.

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In this handout photo released by the Russian Defence Ministry, Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov inspects a separate optoelectronic node of a space monitoring system, in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.

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In this handout photo released by the Russian Defence Ministry, Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov inspects a separate optoelectronic node of a space monitoring system, in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.

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In this handout photo released by the Russian Defence Ministry, a view shows a separate optoelectronic node of a space monitoring system, in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.

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In this handout photo released by the Russian Defence Ministry, Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov inspects the 201st Military Base of the Russian Army, in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.

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In this handout photo released by the Russian Defence Ministry, Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov inspects the 201st Military Base of the Russian Army, in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.

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In this handout photo released by the Russian Defence Ministry, Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov inspects the 201st Military Base of the Russian Army, in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.

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In this handout photo released by the Russian Defence Ministry, Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov inspects the 201st Military Base of the Russian Army, in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.

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In this handout photo released by the Russian Defence Ministry, Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov inspects the 201st Military Base of the Russian Army, in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.

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In this handout photo released by the Russian Defence Ministry, Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov inspects the 201st Military Base of the Russian Army, in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.

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In this handout photo released by the Russian Defence Ministry, Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov inspects the 201st Military Base of the Russian Army, in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.

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