Uzbekistan is an expansion to pursue deep relations with the United States in the coming year, a position that is widely popular among Uzbex across the country, VOA found in a report recently.
With over 37 million people, Washington’s strategic partner Uzbekistan in Central Asia is responsible for more than half of the population of the region, including Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan.
“I think America likes to behave with us in the C5+1 format – five Republic Plus Uncle Sam – but we want at least more bilateral attention for now,” Sherbeck article, a young Uzbek said, America said, America Political science is expected in.
Articles that know that many of their companions Uzbek often deprive us of visas and hundreds of them have been excluded as unwarded immigrants in Sion 2019. Nevertheless, he remains optimistic: “I believe over time, Washington Washington wants Uzbek not only reliable strategic partners, but also so hardworking, kind people – both as migrants and trips.”
Recently, a conversation with a VOA reporter, who traveled in Tashkant, Fargana, Bukhara, Samarkand, and Surkhandariya, expressed enthusiasm about US President Donald Trump’s return to the White House. He hoped that his administration would promote a strong relationship with the people of Uzbekistan, not only with his government.
From journalists and activists to entrepreneurs and teachers, they want Trump to fulfill their promises to end wars in Ukraine and Middle East.
“We are a peaceful region, despite the constant turmoil in neighboring Afghanistan, but thesis bothers us deeply,” Juhra ammonova told the English teacher in Bukhara.
Call for new approach
As the relations between Washington and Central Asian countries have developed, some calls have been made by American experts to create a new diplomatic approach, the US government has been overcome by creating groups with countries with South Asian countries and instead Caucasus them.
Veteran bureaucrats who have worked with these sectors in the State Department and Pentagon told the VOA that Washington’s approach about this part of the world has been seen through a Russian lens because since American exiting Afghanistan .
Ecobolzone Corboev, a professor at Maqsut Narikbayev University in Astana, Kazakhstan, says that the Central Asia-Kochasus proposal shows the important role of the region of the region and the region between Russia and Russia and moves the increasing importance of the middle corridor to the west to the European markets. Is.
“Central Asian policy makers may be welcome, as their previous alignment with South Asia felt wrongly felt with its identity,” Qoraboyev told VOA. “But American policy makers should recognize different interests of each country instead of relying only on the regional structure.”
Like many experts, VOA spoke, stating that the Central Asian governments are eager for close relations with the US, demanding investment, political support, development aid and extended educational and technical exchanges.
He is one of the major factors in the policy recommendations by the White House, Congress and USAD officer Eric Rudensihold, now a senior partner of the Caspian Policy Center.
“The successful American engagement in the Trans-Caspian region will preserve the sovereignty and regional integrity of Central Asia,” Rudensold said on a platform in Washington before the inauguration.
He insisted that the discovery for discovery will benefit America by creating opportunities in energy development, trade and connectivity.
Rudenshold believes that promoting American values in this way can promote economic and political reforms in the region and shape a democratic institution.
He wrote, “The Trans-Caspian sector is becoming an important geopolitical and economic intersection, which is important for American interests as it controls Russia’s restrictions on the supply of gas, oil and uranium and the energy of the next generation Counts China’s efforts to do, “he wrote. A strategic paper,
Washington needs security agreements and close partnership in the region, Rudenshold argued, “renewed terrorist threats and shared concerns at its geography location of Russia, China, Afghanistan and Iran.”
Leaders encourage Trump Yatra
In congratulating messages to Trump, regional leaders have invited him to travel. No US President has ever visited Central Asia and Caucasus.
In a letter to Trump, Uzbekistan President Shavakat Mirzioev wrote that his country “deepened values and our nation’s freedom, sovereignty and regional integrity appreciate the American policy of continuously supporting the regional integrity.”
He credited Trump’s first term to renew the strategic partnership, saying: “We are committed to developing our long -term cooperation within bilateral and multilateral outlines.”
The Trump administration has so far underlined its priorities in both Central Asia and Caucasus. Rudenshold and their center are pressurizing to appoint a special representative for the thesis region.
Javlon Vakhabov, former Ambassador to Uzbekistan, former Ambassador to the United States and Canada, who is now head of the International Institute for Central Asia in Tashkent, ie advocating deep political dialogues.
“In an era of global uncertainty, the Central Asia tries to coordinate its interests on the International Forum collectively champion and address the shared challenge,” Wahabov told the VOA. “Will outline the importance of a high -level American travel area for Uzbekistan.”
Vakhbov sees large potential in the middle corridor, where secondary routes can strengthen supply chains through Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan and bring variations in transport lines.
He highlights the Uzbekistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan Railway, “reduces delivery time and reduces shipping costs by two-thirds.”
Vakhabov agrees to Rudenshold that American support for such an initiative will increase regional stability and attract more American businesses. Avoiding Uzbekistan’s natural resources, he underlines cooperation on the essential minerals and rare earth elements, which can help the US to “defense, manufacturing and technical competition”.
Pity for something
The US has a long history of cooperation with Central Asian countries on terrorism and border security. Wakhabov advised to expand that cooperation “because they serve common interests.”
Human Rights Watch 2025 Annual Report Describe Central Asia as a region where the autocratic rule systematically violates freedom, reforms stop or superficial, and security forces have significant power, reduce the rule of law.
Uzbek’s interview by VOA expressed mixed scenes on the American role in promoting justice and freedom in this winter, but should admire its democratic system.
Dillbo Zaripova, owner of a small business in Samarkand, said, “We need to understand how democracy works in behavior.” “What we saw in this US presidential election require a strong will and commitment. I don’t think we are there. But having a close relationship with America Wilde will help us learn from its flexibility and complex experience. Is.”