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Italian Minister for Environment Stefania Prestigiacomo listens to media questions during the press conference in Brdo, some 50 kilometers from Ljubljana, on November 9, 2009. The Italian delegation, headed by Foreign Minister Franco Frattini (Out of camera range), arrived for an official one-day visit to Slovenia to discuss with Slovenian Foreign Minister Samuel Zbogar and his delegation (not seen) the two countries' relationship and plans for liquefied gas terminal in Trieste�s gulf. Getty Images logo Getty Images 1 week ago

Italian Minister for Environment Stefania Prestigiacomo listens to media questions during the press conference in Brdo, some 50 kilometers from Ljubljana, on November 9, 2009. The Italian delegation, headed by Foreign Minister Franco Frattini (Out of camera range), arrived for an official one-day visit to Slovenia to discuss with Slovenian Foreign Minister Samuel Zbogar and his delegation (not seen) the two countries' relationship and plans for liquefied gas terminal in Trieste�s gulf.

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  5. Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini, left, welcomes U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, right, at Rome's Villa Madama residence, Monday, Nov. 16, 2009. Ban Ki-moon is in Rome with some 60 heads of state and dozens of ministers from other nations, to attend a food summit at the United Nation's Food and Agriculture Organization.
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  8. Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini (L) looks on before the day session of the EU General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) at the EU headquarters in Brussels on November 16, 2009.
  9. Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini gestures before the day session of the EU General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) at the EU headquarters in Brussels on November 16, 2009.
  10. Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini attends a EU foreign ministers meeting in Brussels November 16, 2009.
  11. Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini attends a EU foreign ministers meeting in Brussels November 16, 2009.
  12. Italian Minister for Environment Stefania Prestigiacomo listens to media questions during the press conference in Brdo, some 50 kilometers from Ljubljana, on November 9, 2009. The Italian delegation, headed by Foreign Minister Franco Frattini (Out of camera range), arrived for an official one-day visit to Slovenia to discuss with Slovenian Foreign Minister Samuel Zbogar and his delegation (not seen) the two countries' relationship and plans for liquefied gas terminal in Trieste�s gulf.
  13. Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini talks to the press after his meeting with Slovenian counterpart Samuel Zbogar (Out of camera range) in Brdo, some 50 kilometers from Ljubljana on November 9, 2009. Frattini arrived with his delegation for an official one-day visit to Slovenia to discuss the two countries relationship and plans for the liquefied gas terminal in Trieste's gulf.
  14. Slovenia's Foreign Minister Samuel Zbogar (L), Italian Minister of Environment Stefania Prestigiacomo who puts her hand on the shoulder of Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini (R) arrive to the press conference after their meeting in Brdo, some 50 kilometers from Ljubljana on November 9, 2009. Frattini arrived with his delegation for an official one-day visit to Slovenia to discuss the two countries relationship and plans for the liquefied gas terminal in Trieste's gulf.
  15. Slovenia's Foreign Minister Samuel Zbogar (R) and his Italian counterpart Franco Frattini talk to the media after their meeting in Brdo, some 50 kilometers from Ljubljana on November 9, 2009. Frattini arrived with his delegation for an official one-day visit to Slovenia to discuss the two countries relationship and plans for the liquefied gas terminal in Trieste's gulf.
  16. Slovenia�s Minister for Environment Karl Erjavec (R) gestures to his Italian counterpart Stefania Prestigiacomo before their meeting in Brdo, some 50 kilometers from Ljubljana, on November 9, 2009. The Italian delegation, headed by Foreign Minister Franco Frattini, arrived for an official one-day visit to Slovenia to discuss the two countries' relationship and plans for liquefied gas terminal in Trieste�s gulf.
  17. Slovenia's Foreign Minister Samuel Zbogar (R) and his Italian counterpart Franco Frattini talk before their meeting in Brdo, some 50 kilometers from Ljubljana on November 9, 2009. Frattini arrived with his delegation for an official one-day visit to Slovenia to discuss the two countries relationship and to plan for the gas terminal in Trieste�s gulf.
  18. Slovenian Foreign Minister Samuel Zbogar (R) welcomes his Italian counterpart Franco Frattini before their meeting in Brdo, on November 9, 2009. Frattini arrived for an official one-day visit to Slovenia.

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