BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 16. Uzbek President
Shavkat Mirziyoyev met with executives from leading U.S. companies
ahead of the fifth Tashkent International Investment Forum,
underscoring growing economic ties between Uzbekistan and the
United States.
This was announced by the press service of the President of
Uzbekistan in a press-release published on June 16.
The meeting brought together representatives of major American
institutions and corporations, including Export-Import Bank of the
United States (EXIM) President and Chairman John Jovanovic, U.S.
International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) Chief Executive
Officer Ben Black, and U.S.-Uzbekistan Chamber of Commerce Chair
Carolyn Lamm.
Executives from a wide range of companies also attended,
including Air Products, Cove Capital, Templeton Global Investments,
Boeing, 77 Construction, BlackRock, FLS, Visa, JPMorgan, Meta, and
Gulf.
Mirziyoyev said the gathering reflected growing interest among
U.S. businesses in expanding their presence in Uzbekistan and
highlighted the economic agenda as a key pillar of the strategic
partnership between the two countries.
During the discussions, the Uzbek leader outlined priority areas
for deeper bilateral cooperation, including projects related to the
exploration and processing of critical minerals, as well as
investments in energy, metallurgy, finance, artificial
intelligence, and digital technologies.
Representatives of the U.S. companies welcomed Uzbekistan’s
efforts to improve the investment climate and presented proposals
and plans for expanding their operations and partnerships in the
country.
The meeting concluded with a ceremony for the exchange of
bilateral agreements and cooperation documents between Uzbek
entities and several leading U.S. companies.
