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In this Monday, June 4, 2012 file photo Uzbek President Islam Karimov, right, and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands before their talks in Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan. Uzbekistan has suspended its participation in the Collective Security Treaty Organization, a Russia-dominated security pact of seven ex-Soviet nations, the grouping said Thursday.

In this Monday, June 4, 2012 file photo Uzbek President Islam Karimov, right, and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands before their talks in Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan. Uzbekistan has suspended its participation in the Collective Security Treaty Organization, a Russia-dominated security pact of seven ex-Soviet nations, the grouping said Thursday.