Omani leader Sultan Qaboos bin Said (R) welcomes Uzbekistan's President Islam Karimov at the royal palace in Muscat on October 4, 2009. The Uzbeki president is on an official visit to the Gulf sultanate. Getty Images logo Getty Images 1 month ago

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

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  1. Uzbekistan President Islam Karimov (C) visits the Sultan Qaboos Grand Musque in Muscat, during an official visit on October 05, 2009.
  2. Uzbekistan President Islam Karimov (C) visits the Sultan Qaboos Grand Musque in Muscat, during an official visit on October 05, 2009.
  3. Uzbekistan President Islam Karimov (C) visits the Sultan Qaboos Grand Musque in Muscat, during an official visit on October 05, 2009.
  4. Omani leader Sultan Qaboos bin Said (R) welcomes Uzbekistan's President Islam Karimov (L) at the royal palace in Muscat on October 4, 2009. The Uzbeki president is on an official visit to the Gulf sultanate.
  5. Omani leader Sultan Qaboos bin Said (R) welcomes Uzbekistan's President Islam Karimov at the royal palace in Muscat on October 4, 2009. The Uzbeki president is on an official visit to the Gulf sultanate.
  6. 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.
  7. Women wearing traditional Uzbek costumes dance during an official celebration to mark Independence Day in Tashkent, Monday, Aug. 31, 2009. Uzbek President Islam Karimov, who was Uzbekistan's Soviet-era Communist Party boss, has ruled the nation of 26 million since 1989. Western governments and international rights groups have criticized Uzbekistan over its chronic record of human rights abuses. But Uzbekistan's ties with the West have warmed in recent months as the ex-Soviet Central Asian nation has helped support U.S.-led military operations in neighboring Afghanistan.
  8. Women wearing traditional Uzbek costumes dance during an official celebration to mark Independence Day in Tashkent, Monday, Aug. 31, 2009. Uzbek President Islam Karimov, who was Uzbekistan's Soviet-era Communist Party boss, has ruled the nation of 26 million since 1989. Western governments and international rights groups have criticized Uzbekistan over its chronic record of human rights abuses. But Uzbekistan's ties with the West have warmed in recent months as the ex-Soviet Central Asian nation has helped support U.S.-led military operations in neighboring Afghanistan.
  9. Women wearing traditional Uzbek costumes perform during an official celebration to mark Independence Day in Tashkent, Monday, Aug. 31, 2009. Uzbek President Islam Karimov, who was Uzbekistan's Soviet-era Communist Party boss, has ruled the nation of 26 million since 1989. Western governments and international rights groups have criticized Uzbekistan over its chronic record of human rights abuses. But Uzbekistan's ties with the West have warmed in recent months as the ex-Soviet Central Asian nation has helped support U.S.-led military operations in neighboring Afghanistan.
  10. Women wearing traditional Uzbek costumes dance during an official celebration to mark Independence Day in Tashkent, Monday, Aug. 31, 2009. Uzbek President Islam Karimov, who was Uzbekistan's Soviet-era Communist Party boss, has ruled the nation of 26 million since 1989. Western governments and international rights groups have criticized Uzbekistan over its chronic record of human rights abuses. But Uzbekistan's ties with the West have warmed in recent months as the ex-Soviet Central Asian nation has helped support U.S.-led military operations in neighboring Afghanistan.

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