Afghanistan, Oct. 26 -- The United States and Uzbekistan signed 54 agreements valued at about $12 billion and opened a new strategic dialogue during Secretary of State Marco Rubio's visit to Samarkand on October 19. The deals broaden a partnership first declared more than two decades ago.
Uzbekistan's Ministry of Investment, Industry and Trade said the agreements were concluded at the second meeting of the Uzbekistan-US Business and Investment Council, The Times of Central Asia reported. Sergio Gor, the US ambassador to India and special envoy for South and Central Asia, put the value at "around $12 billion in investment."
Published accounts do not include a full list, and it is unclear which agreements are binding contracts and which are...