Uzbekistan and the United States will expand cooperation in space, infrastructure and critical minerals. "Met with Uzbekistan Foreign Minister Saidov and discussed deepening U.S.-Uzbek strategic partnership including our cooperation in infrastructure, space, critical minerals and through the C5+1 diplomatic platform", Marco Rubio said on X after the talks with the Uzbek Foreign Minister Bakhtiyor Saidov.
“Following our bilateral talks, together with H.E. Marco Rubio, U.S. Secretary of State, we signed the Artemis Accords, which set out the principles of cooperation in the peaceful exploration and use of the Moon, Mars, comets and asteroids,” the Foreign Minsiter Saidov said on his Telegram channel.
“This document opens up new opportunities for Uzbekistan to expand cooperation with NASA and the space agencies of other participating countries, train national specialists and facilitate the transfer of space technologies.”
“Uzbekistan became the 77th country to sign the Artemis Accords,” he concluded.
