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Published 12/19/2008 at Yahoo! News: Politics News
AP - Russia's foreign minister said Friday that Moscow will insist on determining the cause of the August war in Georgia as NATO and Russia restarted diplomatic contacts that have been suspended since then.
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AP - NATO and Russia will resume diplomatic contacts for the first time since the war in Georgia, alliance spokesman James Appathurai said on Thursday.
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