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Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) — As part of his business program during his visit to New York, the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, held a roundtable with leaders of leading American companies, investment funds, and financial institutions.

The event was also attended by the U.S. President’s Special Envoy for South and Central Asia, Sergio Ghor; Special Envoy for Global Partnerships, Paolo Zampolli; Deputy Secretary of Commerce, William Committ; Chair of the American-Uzbekistan Chamber of Commerce, Carolyn Lamm; and representatives of the U.S. business elite, including top executives from Franklin Templeton, Citigroup, BNY Mellon, NASDAQ, Boeing, Mastercard, Visa, General Motors, Nvidia, Oppenheimer, Jefferies, Air Products, Traxys, FLSmidth, GoGreen Partners, Cleveland Clinic, and Cargill, alongside leaders of major Uzbek companies.

At the start of the meeting, the Head of State emphasized that during his recent conversation with U.S. President Donald Trump, agreements were reached to expand economic cooperation and build a robust portfolio of long-term projects. In this context, the current roundtable held particular significance for advancing these objectives.

In recent years, multifaceted cooperation between Uzbekistan and the United States has reached a high level: trade turnover has quadrupled over eight years, and more than 300 American companies have invested capital in the country. In partnership with Franklin Templeton, the National Investment Fund was established to facilitate the implementation of large strategic projects.

The President outlined priority areas for economic and innovation partnership, including advancing projects in critical minerals processing and sustainable supply chains, developing the IT sector, artificial intelligence, digitalization, transport, energy, and social infrastructure, implementing “smart” agriculture, and adopting advanced technologies.

In response, leaders of leading American companies and financial institutions thanked the President for creating favorable conditions for their activities and expressed plans to participate in implementing key projects and programs in the specified sectors, affirming their readiness for long-term and productive cooperation.