Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai arrives at Ataturk International airport for the 25th Meeting of the Permanent Ministerial Committee for Economic and Commercial Cooperation (COMCEC) of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) in Istanbul on November 8, 2009. The meeting is also due to be attended by Sudanese President Omar al-Beshir, who is the subject of an international arrest warrant for war crimes in Darfur. The COMCEC was established during the Third Islamic Summit Conference held in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, in 1981. Getty Images logo Getty Images 27 months ago

Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai arrives at Ataturk International airport for the 25th Meeting of the Permanent Ministerial Committee for Economic and Commercial Cooperation (COMCEC) of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) in Istanbul on November 8, 2009. The meeting is also due to be attended by Sudanese President Omar al-Beshir, who is the subject of an international arrest warrant for war crimes in Darfur. The COMCEC was established during the Third Islamic Summit Conference held in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, in 1981.

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