Omani leader Sultan Qaboos bin Said (R) meets with Uzbekistan's President Islam Karimov on October 4, 2009 in Muscat. The Uzbeki president is on an official visit to the Gulf sultanate. Getty Images logo Getty Images 28 months ago

Omani leader Sultan Qaboos bin Said (R) meets with Uzbekistan's President Islam Karimov on October 4, 2009 in Muscat. The Uzbeki president is on an official visit to the Gulf sultanate.

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