Uzbekistan's President Islam Karimov attends a signing ceremony after talks with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin in Moscow, April 15, 2013. REUTERS/Grigory Dukor
PRAGUE (Reuters) - Uzbek President Islam Karimov has postponed a visit to Prague after Czech government ministers said they would not meet the leader who has been accused of serious human rights abuses.
A spokesman for Czech President Milos Zeman said on Thursday that the Uzbek delegation had cancelled next week's visit due to scheduling problems which had derailed a planned lunch with new Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka.
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