Name: Trump and leaders of Central Asian countries meet in Washington
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Description: Trump hosted the leaders of Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan in the White House as he looks for ways to diversify Washington’s supply of critical minerals needed for the production of high-technology.

Trump hosted the leaders of Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan in the White House as he looks for ways to diversify Washington’s supply of critical minerals needed for the production of high-technology.

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U.S. President Donald Trump hosted the presidents of Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Turkmenistan at the White House to strengthen ties and secure access to rare-earth minerals vital for high-tech industries. The meeting included discussions on expanding trade, investment, and regional cooperation, with Uzbekistan proposing several new initiatives for ongoing collaboration.

During the C5-plus-1 summit, Kazakhstan pledged to sign the Abraham Accords, and over $17 billion in new agreements were reached between Kazakhstan and U.S. companies. The United States remains the largest investor in Kazakhstan, with bilateral trade nearly doubling and more than 600 American companies operating in the country.

Trump and leaders of Central Asian countries meet in Washington

U.S. President Donald Trump hosted the presidents of five Central Asian countries in the White House on Thursday as he intensifies efforts to secure rare-earth minerals, critical for the production of high-tech, including electric cars and fighter jets. In a meeting with the leaders of Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Turkmenistan, all nations rich in rare-earth metals, Trump criticized previous administrations for having neglected what he called an important region. Uzbekistan's President Shavkat Merzioev met with Donald Trump at the White House and had talks about strengthening Uzbek-American strategic partnership, enhancing political dialogue and expanding trade, economic, investment and cultural-humanitarian cooperation. And then they participated in the Summit of Central Asia and United States Leaders in the C5-plus-1 format, which over the past 10 years since its establishment has become an effective mechanism for developing regional trade, transport and energy connections. This is the second time the summit is taking place. At this time, President Merzioev proposed about 10 initiatives, such as establishing a permanent secretariat to ensure continuous coordination and communication among member countries, creating a coordinating council on investment and trade to strengthen economic ties and facilitate regional business cooperation, launching the Central Asian Investment Partnership Fund to attract and manage joint investment in key regional projects, developing major transport, communication and energy projects to connect Central Asia with the South Caucasus and Europe. At the conclusion of the negotiations, President of Uzbekistan proposed to hold the next summit in the city of Samarkand and invited Donald Trump to pay an official visit to Uzbekistan. Kazakhstan has officially pledged to sign the Abraham Accords, a series of agreements first introduced in 2020 to normalize diplomatic relations between Israel and Arab nations. During the C5-plus-1 summit in Washington, Donald Trump made an unprecedented gesture, inviting President Kasym-Zhamar Tokayev to join a phone call with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to solidify Kazakhstan's intent to join the Accords. The C5-plus-1 summit also yielded over $17 billion in new agreements between Kazakhstan and the U.S. companies, spanning mineral resources and digital technologies. The U.S. remains Kazakhstan's largest investor, with more than $100 billion in cumulative investments, about 80 percent of all foreign investment in Central Asia. Bilateral trade has nearly doubled to $5 billion, with more than 600 American companies now in operation in Kazakhstan.

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