By Kamol Ismailov

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TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, September 23. As part of
his working visit to New York, President of Uzbekistan Shavkat
Mirziyoyev held a roundtable meeting with leaders of major U.S.
companies, investment funds, and financial institutions, Trend reports.

The event brought together senior representatives including U.S.
Special Presidential Envoy for South and Central Asia Serdjio Gor,
Special Envoy for Global Partnerships Paolo Zampolli, Deputy
Secretary of Commerce William Kimmitt, and Chair of the
American-Uzbek Chamber of Commerce Carolyn Lamm. Executives from
Franklin Templeton, Citigroup, BNY Mellon, NASDAQ, Boeing,
Mastercard, Visa, General Motors, Nvidia, Oppenheimer, Jefferies,
Air Products, Traxys, FLSmidth, GoGreen Partners, Cleveland Clinic,
Cargill, as well as major Uzbek companies also attended.

In his remarks, President Mirziyoyev highlighted agreements
reached during his recent talks with U.S. President Donald Trump on
expanding economic cooperation and building a strong long-term
project portfolio. He underscored the importance of the roundtable
in advancing these goals.

Uzbekistan-U.S. economic relations have deepened significantly
in recent years, with bilateral trade quadrupling over the past
eight years and more than 300 American companies investing in
Uzbekistan. A joint National Investment Fund was recently
established with Franklin Templeton.

Priority areas of partnership discussed included critical
minerals processing, resilient supply chains, IT, artificial
intelligence, digitalization, transport and energy infrastructure,
“smart” agriculture, and advanced technologies.

U.S. business leaders welcomed Uzbekistan’s improved investment
climate and expressed readiness to participate in strategic
projects across these sectors.