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Rubio lands in Samarkand with nearly 300 US execs
Original: Rubio lands in Samarkand with nearly 300 US execs — Central Asia's biggest trade summit yet
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, alongside a delegation of nearly 300 American executives for what is being described as Central Asia's largest trade summit to date. The event marks a major push by Washington to deepen commercial and diplomatic ties with the region, drawing attention from observers tracking US competition for influence and resources in Central Asia.
Why now: The scale of the US business delegation signals a significant new American push into Central Asia, a region long seen as within Russia's and China's orbit.
Marco RubioSamarkandUzbekistanUnited StatesCentral Asia
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- Rubio lands in Samarkand with nearly 300 US execs — Central Asia's biggest trade summit yet · Latin Times
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