The United States and Uzbekistan are launching a joint platform to expand investment and export financing, with a goal to strengthen the U.S. supply chain in Central Asia’s second-largest economy while countering Chinese interests in the region.
The platform, signed on June 16, aims to identify and develop investment and export opportunities in Uzbekistan, with a focus on “priority and strategically aligned sectors,” according to a copy of the framework viewed by The Epoch Times.
In addition to critical minerals, the framework intends to deepen cooperation on energy, advanced manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, and transport and aviation infrastructure, creating project opportunities for U.S. and U.S.-aligned developers in Uzbekistan….Â
US, Uzbekistan Launch Joint Investment Platform With an Eye on China
