At the conclusion of his working visit to Washington, D.C., President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev met with representatives of major U.S. corporations, investment funds, and financial institutions to discuss expanding economic cooperation between the two countries.
The meeting was attended by U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, Special Assistant to the President Ricky Gill, Special Envoy Paolo Zampolli, and Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Stephen Vaden. Senior executives from leading American companies — including Traxys, FLSmidth, McKinsey, Meta, Google, Amazon, Boeing, Air Products, Axiom Space, Cove Capital, Freeport-McMoRan, Orion CMC, Cargill Cotton, John Deere, Honeywell, Valmont Industries, and Flowserve Corporation — also took part in the discussions.
President Mirziyoyev highlighted that trade turnover between Uzbekistan and the United States has quadrupled over the past eight years, with more than 300 American companies now operating in Uzbekistan. He emphasized that this growth marks only the beginning of a new stage in bilateral cooperation, and that specific projects would be further discussed during his upcoming meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump.
The Uzbek leader outlined priority areas for strategic partnership, including renewable energy, critical minerals, and digital transformation. By 2030, Uzbekistan aims to build a next-generation energy system with 18–20 gigawatts of renewable capacity, generating more than half of its electricity from solar and wind sources.
In partnership with the United States, Uzbekistan plans to develop extraction and advanced processing of uranium, copper, tungsten, molybdenum, and graphite, establishing secure supply chains and adopting U.S. technologies in resource processing.
The President also highlighted Uzbekistan’s ambitious transport infrastructure modernization program, with $12 billion in planned investments by 2030 to upgrade roads, railways, terminals, and airports.
Digital cooperation is also expanding through joint initiatives with Google, Meta, and NVIDIA, including the launch of Apple Pay and Google Pay, the creation of a Digital Academy, and a nationwide startup hub network.
Financial support for these initiatives will involve the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) and the U.S. Export-Import Bank (Exim Bank).
Concluding the meeting, President Mirziyoyev reaffirmed Uzbekistan’s commitment to support American investors and maintain the country’s reputation as a reliable and stable partner.
“Uzbekistan remains a dependable partner and a guarantor of success for foreign investors,” the President said.
