TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, October 28. Head of the
Presidential Administration of Uzbekistan Saida Mirziyoyeva held a
meeting with a U.S. delegation led by Special Envoy for South and
Central Asia Sergio Gor and Deputy Secretary of State Christopher
Landau to discuss trade and security cooperation, Trend reports.
During the meeting Mirziyoyeva highlighted that senior U.S.
officials praised the speed and dynamism of reforms implemented in
Uzbekistan over the past eight years under President Shavkat
Mirziyoyeva’s leadership.
“We paid special attention to the emerging opportunities in
trade between our countries and exchanged views on strengthening
cooperation in public security,” Mirziyoyeva wrote on her Telegram
channel.
She also lauded collaborative initiatives as advantageous for
sovereign entities.
“Meetings like this help us better understand and unlock the
potential of both sides. Thanks to our policy of openness,
Uzbekistan is becoming increasingly attractive for joint projects
in education, culture, the economy, and many other areas,” she
added.
Concurrently, by the conclusion of 2024, the bilateral trade
volume between the two nations escalated by 15 percent, culminating
in a total of $881.7 million, whereas the direct foreign investment
from the U.S. in Uzbekistan reached an impressive $612.6 million.
Over 300 enterprises with American investment are currently active
within the nation, comprising 167 that are wholly owned by U.S.
stakeholders.
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