Photo: Press Service of the President of Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan’s President Shavkat Mirziyoyev met with a U.S. delegation led by Donald Trump’s special envoy, Sergio Gor. According to the press service of the Uzbek leader, the sides discussed several issues, including the schedule of events for the “Central Asia–United States” (C5+1) summit, which will take place on November 6 in Washington.
The American delegation also included U.S. First Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau and other officials.
The meeting focused on further developing the strategic partnership between Uzbekistan and the United States. The parties reviewed the implementation of agreements reached at the highest level in New York on September 23 of this year.
Mirziyoyev and Gor noted the growing intensity of political dialogue, exchanges at various levels, and active business contacts. It was emphasized that bilateral trade turnover is increasing, and earlier in October, a mission from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce successfully visited the Central Asian republic.
Uzbekistan and the United States will continue to advance joint projects in industry, finance, critical minerals, energy, digitalization, agriculture, and other areas based on the approved “road map.”
The talks also addressed strengthening cooperation in security, combating terrorism and extremism, and countering illegal migration. The two sides exchanged views on key issues on the global and regional agenda.
Earlier, it was reported that U.S. President Donald Trump invited the leaders of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan to take part in the C5+1 summit to be held on November 6 in Washington.
Ahead of the event, White House special envoy Sergio Gor and Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau visited Uzbekistan, where they held meetings with representatives of U.S. companies operating in the country and with the republic’s leadership. As part of their Central Asia tour, the U.S. officials also plan to visit Kazakhstan.
The first C5+1 summit took place in September 2023 in New York, when Joe Biden was president of the United States. It brought together the leaders of Kazakhstan (Kassym-Jomart Tokayev), Kyrgyzstan (Sadyr Japarov), Tajikistan (Emomali Rahmon), Turkmenistan (Serdar Berdimuhamedov), and Uzbekistan (Shavkat Mirziyoyev), as well as then–Secretary of State Antony Blinken. The parties discussed a broad range of topics, paying particular attention to cooperation in “green” energy and regional security.
