AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoUS-Central Asia Ties: Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in Samarkand ahead of Monday’s C5+1 talks with the five Central Asian foreign ministers. More than 200 US business leaders are accompanying him as Washington seeks to expand trade, investment and security cooperation. China Partnership: During Premier Li Qiang’s visit, China and Uzbekistan pledged to deepen trade and investment, advance the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway and expand cooperation in energy, agriculture and AI. Child Protection: A law signed by President Shavkat Mirziyoyev allows life imprisonment for rape and certain other violent sexual crimes against children under 14, abolishes time limits for prosecuting the most serious offenses and guarantees free legal aid for child victims. Energy Policy: Mirziyoyev says Uzbekistan plans to pursue a second and third nuclear power plant to strengthen electricity supplies and lower prices; details on partners, locations and costs have not been announced.
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