U.S., Eu Seeking to Renew Ties to 'Regional Player'
The Washington Times › January 30, 2008
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The United States and European Union have quietly reached out to Uzbekistan in recent days, despite what activists describe as a dismal record on human rights and political liberties in the strategically located Central Asian country.
Adm. William J. Fallon, head of the U.S. Central Command, last week made a low-key visit to Tashkent - the highest-level U.S. military visit to the Uzbek capital since relations all but collapsed in the wake of the bloody suppression of an opposition protest in May 2005.See the full content of this document
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U.S., Eu Seeking to Renew Ties to 'Regional Player'
Stung by Western protests, authoritarian Uzbekistan President Islam Karimov ordered U.S. troops to leave an air base that had provided key support for...
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