Donald Trump's telephone conversation with President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev is an important political signal confirming the sustained positive dynamics of US-Uzbek relations. The very fact of direct contact at the highest level reflects the US's increased attention to Uzbekistan as a leading partner in Central Asia and recognition of Tashkent's role in the regional and broader international agenda.

In recent years, economic engagement between Uzbekistan and the United States has evolved from sporadic interactions to a systematic partnership. Dozens of projects involving American capital and technology are currently being implemented in the country, primarily in the industrial sector, agriculture, transportation, and the digital economy. The United States ranks among the leading sources of advanced technologies and management practices, which is particularly significant in the context of modernizing Uzbekistan’s economy and enhancing its competitiveness.

The political dialogue has also become more substantive. Washington consistently supports Uzbekistan's economic reforms, improved investment climate, and openness policy. Tashkent's constructive role in ensuring stability in Central Asia and developing regional cooperation is highly valued.

The first-ever invitation to the President of Uzbekistan to attend the G20 summit in Miami as a guest is of particular significance. This is not just a diplomatic gesture, but a testament to a qualitative shift in the country's international status and growing trust in the reforms being implemented under the President's leadership.

The G20 countries account for about 85 per cent of global GDP, about 75 per cent of world trade and almost two-thirds of the world's population. This is the format in which coordinated approaches to issues of the global economy, financial stability, energy and food security, supply chains and sustainable development are formed.

Uzbekistan's participation in the G20 opens up additional opportunities for attracting investment, expanding trade and economic ties, and integrating the country into global production and supply chains. More broadly, this will strengthen Uzbekistan's voice in discussions of decisions that directly impact the future of the global and regional economies.

In this sense, Donald Trump's telephone conversation with President Shavkat Mirziyoyev and the invitation to the G20 summit should be seen as a signal of readiness to further deepen strategic Uzbek-American cooperation—from expanding economic ties and investment to coordinating positions on key regional and global issues.

Eldor Aripov,

Director of the Institute for Strategic and Regional Studies
under the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan