ACTING FOREIGN MINISTER SAIDOV: Honorable Secretary Blinken, I would like to start by saying welcome to Uzbekistan, to Tashkent. We are very glad to see you visiting our country for the first time. We believe that your visit will advance our broad relations. Two weeks ago, on February 19th, we marked the 31st anniversary of the […]
SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, first, thank you for letting me join your class today. Now, I was listening very carefully to the first question, about what would you do if you were president; what are the hard parts, what are the easy parts. I have a chance to sit with the president of Uzbekistan later today. I […]
The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken met with Acting Uzbekistani Foreign Minister Bakhtiyor Saidov in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. The Secretary opened the meeting by emphasizing the United States’ support for Uzbekistan’s sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity. Secretary Blinken and Acting Foreign Minister Saidov discussed topics of bilateral importance […]
The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken met with Uzbekistani President Shavkat Mirziyoyev today in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Secretary Blinken reiterated the United States’ support for Uzbekistan’s sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity. Secretary Blinken commended President Mirziyoyev for Uzbekistan’s regional leadership, especially through engaging in the C5+1 diplomatic format, increasing regional connectivity, and […]
Since establishing diplomatic relations in 1992, the United States and Uzbekistan have developed a broad-based relationship, cooperating in such areas as border and regional security programs, economic relations, political and civil society issues, and English language training. Uzbekistan is important to U.S. interests in ensuring stability, prosperity, and security in the broader Central Asian region. […]
MODERATOR: (Via interpreter) We are about to start the press conference. I’d like to give the floor to the Secretary of State of the United States, Antony Blinken, and the minister of foreign affairs of Kazakhstan, Mukhtar Tileuberdi. You can pose your questions after we give the floor to our speakers. The floor goes to Mukhtar […]
There is a lot of pro-Putin bias in the Western world. We aim to dispel this “macho” propaganda and reveal true colors of his regime: murder, intimidation, industrialized kleptocracy and well-funded russian fascism propaganda machines. We were born in Russia, we have lost friends to this murderer… we see how he “zombifies” most and intimidates…
The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America and Mongolia on the occasion of the 4th U.S.-Mongolia Economic Policy Dialogue. Begin Text: To strengthen further the U.S.-Mongolia Strategic Partnership and economic relationship, representatives of Mongolia and the United States held the 4th bilateral Economic Policy Dialogue […]
The Biden-Harris administration launched the Economic Resilience Initiative in Central Asia (ERICEN) in September 2022 to catalyze transformative economic growth across Central Asia in the wake of Russia’s unprovoked war of aggression in Ukraine. The United States provided $25 million in FY 2022 funding to diversify trade routes, expand investment in the region, and increase employment opportunities […]
The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken met today with Tajikistan Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Muhriddin in Astana, Kazakhstan on the margins of the C5+1 Ministerial. Secretary Blinken and Foreign Minister Muhriddin discussed the ways in which both countries can better collaborate on economic opportunities and security cooperation through […]
