Rubio puts Trans-Caspian trade and critical minerals at centre of Central Asia talks
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The United States and five Central Asian governments endorsed closer transport and industrial cooperation at a C5+1 meeting in Samarkand. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio also held bilateral talks, and Uzbekistan signed the Artemis Accords.
The US and five Central Asian governments backed closer transport and industrial cooperation at a C5+1 meeting in Samarkand. Rubio also held bilateral talks, while Uzbekistan signed the Artemis Accords.
World Politics Commodities Shipping Central Asia C5+1 critical minerals trade corridors transport cooperation Marco Rubio Artemis Accords