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U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon waits before meeting Russia's President Vladimir Putin at Bocharov Ruchei state residence in the Black Sea resort of Sochi May 17, 2013. A proposed international conference to try to stop Syria's civil war should be held as soon as possible, Ban said on Friday.

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon gestures during his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, unseen, in the Bocharov Ruchei residence in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, Russia, Friday May 17, 2013.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, speaks to U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, not pictured, during their meeting in the Bocharov Ruchei residence in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, Russia, Friday, May 17, 2013. Second right is Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.

Russian President Vladimir Putin looks on during a joint news conference with South African President Jacob Zuma (not pictured) after their meeting at the Bocharov Ruchei residence in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, Krasnodar region, Russia, May 16, 2013.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and South African President Jacob Zuma attend a news conference after their meeting in the Bocharov Ruchei residence in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, Russia, Thursday, May 16, 2013.

Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) welcomes South African President Jacob Zuma during their meeting at the Bocharov Ruchei residence in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, Krasnodar region, Russia May 16, 2013.

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