Uzbek President Unveils Bold Regional Vision at White House C5+1 Summit

Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has joined fellow Central Asian leaders and US President Donald Trump for the latest C5+1 Summit - a high-level platform aimed at strengthening cooperation between Central Asia and the United States in a major diplomatic event at the White House in Washington, D.C.

Chaired by President Trump, the summit brought together Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon, and Turkmen President Serdar Berdimuhamedov alongside President Mirziyoyev, highlighting growing US engagement in the region, The Caspian Post reports via Uzbek media.

In his remarks, President Mirziyoyev thanked President Trump for revitalizing the C5+1 format, calling it a “key mechanism for building economic resilience and regional connectivity.” He emphasized that this year’s summit marks “a new stage in the strategic dialogue” between Central Asia and the United States.

The Uzbek leader laid out an ambitious roadmap for future cooperation, proposing:

The creation of a permanent C5+1 Secretariat, hosted on a rotational basis by member countries.

The establishment of a Ministerial Coordination Council on Investment and Trade to connect governments, businesses, and financial institutions.

A Central Asian Investment Partnership Fund to boost regional economic projects.

Mirziyoyev also called for deeper collaboration on transport, energy, and communications corridors linking Central Asia with the South Caucasus and Europe, as well as joint efforts with the US in developing critical minerals and advanced processing industries.

Highlighting innovation, he proposed the launch of a Regional Partnership for Agrotechnology Innovation, leveraging American agricultural expertise to modernize farming across the region.

Cultural ties were also on the agenda - Mirziyoyev suggested organizing a joint exhibition of Central Asia’s rich heritage in major US museums to foster deeper people-to-people connections.

Concluding his address, the Uzbek President invited leaders to hold the next C5+1 Summit in Samarkand, one of Central Asia’s most historic cities.

The meeting ended with the adoption of a series of multilateral agreements aimed at expanding trade, investment, and strategic cooperation between the Central Asian nations and the United States - signaling a new era of regional partnership and US engagement in Eurasia.