AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoWorld Cup Politics: UEFA chief Aleksander Čeferin is facing a coordinated backlash after reportedly calling many 48-team matches “completely uninteresting,” with 13 federations including Uzbekistan, Cape Verde, Curaçao, DR Congo, Haiti, Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco, Egypt, Ghana, Senegal, Ivory Coast and South Africa issuing a joint statement rejecting the remarks. Sports Governance & Security: FIFA’s discrimination monitor has also urged removing a World Cup official after an alleged hand gesture resembling a white-supremacist sign, adding to the tournament’s off-pitch controversies. Uzbekistan–US Economic Links: The US and Uzbekistan are expanding business-to-business contacts via a memorandum signed in Tashkent, targeting deals in mining, energy, IT, agriculture and AI. Regional Connectivity: A Kabul meeting of strategic research centers from Afghanistan and Central Asia is set to focus on practical proposals for connectivity, stability, trade, energy and transit. Diplomacy: Germany’s President Frank-Walter Steinmeier begins a state visit to Indonesia and is also scheduled to visit Uzbekistan, underscoring Berlin’s continued engagement in Central Asia.
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