Algeria's President Abdelaziz Bouteflika (2nd R) shakes hands with

Algeria's President Abdelaziz Bouteflika (2nd R) shakes hands with Venezuela's Energy Minister Rafael Ramirez (L) while Saudi Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi (2nd L) and Algerian Oil Minister and OPEC President Chakib Khelil (R) watch before the opening of the 151st Extraordinary Meeting of the OPEC in the western city of Oran December 17, 2008.
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