U.S. Targets Central Asia's Energy and Critical Minerals in Major Trade Push
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is scheduled to meet the foreign ministers of five Central Asian republics in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, alongside a delegation of more than 100 U.S. companies. The trade push aims to advance financed projects in energy, critical minerals, and regional connectivity while navigating Central Asia’s geopolitical balancing act.
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