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FILE -- August 1998 file photo showing an S-300 missile being launched at the shooting range of Ashuluk, 150 km (94 miles) east of Astrakhan. Cypriot President Glafcos Clerides said Tuesday Dec. 29, 1998 that he was canceling the plan to deploy Russian-made S-300 missiles on Cyprus. He said he would now negotiate with the Russian government for the deployment of the missiles on the Greek island of Crete. (AP Photo/Str)